Among many things one could say about the io announcement, top of mind for me is the sovereign individual aspect. The lede is about two people working together.

Appreciate that. I try to not over indulge :) 

Sovereign Individual thesis https://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Individual-Mastering-Transition-Information/dp/0684832720

Basically the idea that technology is hyper empowering individuals and we see historical anomalies, e.g. the USA spend billions to get an individual (bin Laden). 

Some prior art https://x.com/WilsonCusack/status/1486414365901434881

@balajis.eth had many great tweets on this but sadly the older ones are all deleted. 

To this situation: I think 50 to 100 years ago it would be surprising if a merger story was anchored on two people wanting to work together.

My casts are immutable, but my opinions might get a soft fork… followed by @woj.eth 🎖️

Would love to hear your deeper thoughts when you share those reflections. This one line already carries weight