a16z wrote a well thought out piece expressing the why and the promise of web3 as a design challenge requiring strong foundations in 3 aspects
It's a great read and I can definitely identify with it in relation to my own experiences working with a range of crypto-native, web3 companies.
It's been a fun 5 years journey in some amazing companies. It's all heads down and getting things done.
And it's been a while since I wrote and publish publicly.
It's a really good time for some reflection and for sharing mistakes I have made, successes I have had, the cool people I have had the opportunity to work with and all the fun stuff I have done.
Calvin's imagination isn't about avoiding reality - it's how he processes it. (This is part of a series exploring Calvin and Hobbes.)
Spaceman Spiff isn't just a fun alter ego. It's Calvin's way of dealing with fear of authority and crushing boredom. The dinosaur attacks aren't just imaginary monsters - they're how childhood anxiety manifests. His snowmen art installations aren't just creative projects - they're satire of adult society.