Finally, @farcaster has been acquired by @balajis.eth's Network School @ns. For its long-term relevance and influence, this might be the best outcome. While I don't fully align with NS, I'm glad to see it revisit decentralized social's original promise. NS aims to build digital societies, from techno-optimist communities to the physical world, with an AI-enforced Network Code. Decentralized governance and cypherpunk ideals first drew me to crypto. But as DAOs faded and speculation took over, we seemed to forget those ambitions. Still, some "Network Code" provisions under "Opt in to Constraints" seem strict. FC may remain a small, cozy corner rather than a mass social network. Of course users can always switch clients for different vibes, as the protocol remains open. FC has changed hands several times, with users coming and going. We've almost forgotten what it was meant to be. I don't know where NS will take it, but I've voted to stay. I want to see how this digital society grows and how far it can go.
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Without pump.fun, the same speculative demand would produce another casino-style launchpad. Yet most attempts to give crypto a life beyond finance seem to have failed too. why has speculation been so much easier to sustain than other uses? I don’t have a clear explanation yet, let alone a solution. https://x.com/Mavericks100xs/status/2107841451648266503
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Trump is asserting his power. Since "AI" was coined last century, it has become embedded in research, media, and popular culture. Even those who find it imperfect rarely believe they can change it. Alternatives like synthetic intelligence (also SI), machine intelligence, and computational intelligence exist, but none has AI’s reach. Before Trump, few individuals could turn a personal preference into a nationwide demand to change terminology. I care more about the wording than his motives. “Artificial” evokes human design, supervision, and intervention. If self-supervised learning produces machines that improve themselves without human involvement, the label may feel outdated. Super Intelligence, synthetic intelligence, or machine intelligence all sound more fitting to me. Still, all I can do is agree. Ultimately, renaming is about power. This change suits me. But if I were Mexican or Canadian, suddenly faced with a “Gulf of America” or a “Lake of America,” who would speak up for me?
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