Reid DeRamus

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Good times were had 🍻

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Welcoming you to the 45th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks. ⤵️

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Wrote some thoughts on the eternal question: can patronage, self-expression, and other durable motivators co-exist with speculation? Also used it as an opportunity to poke around something I'm excited about: combining coins & limited-edition NFTs in a single purchase in a simple, elegant, non-crypto-y checkout flow. https://paragraph.com/@reidtandy/mixing-coins-and-nfts

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We just shipped a big upgrade to accounts on Paragraph, powered by @privy! We now support sign-in w/ Farcaster, passkeys, multi-factor authentication, and there's more on the way (including embedded wallets). Let us know any feedback or issues. https://paragraph.com/@blog/powering-up-paragraph-with-privy

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Huge update today -> you can know go forward AND back in the Paragraph mini app! #innovation

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Back with the 44th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks. ⬇️

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Who are the writers you’d want to support onchain? Posts that stuck with you, changed how you think, and that you’d want to support or even own a piece of? We’re about to start experimenting w/ coins on Paragraph & inviting a few writers to get early access and help us test it out. Would love your recs.

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We're back with the 43rd edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks. I loved the number 43 growing up bc it was the channel number for MTV. Check out the posts below & let us know which is your favorite!

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One reason I’m excited about these types of features: Most writers and readers are still deeply rooted in web2 platforms with *incredibly powerful* network effects. These network effects won't disappear over night. But if people experience magic without changing what they're doing, the tide can start to shift.

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Back w/ the 42nd edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting some great posts to read over the past week or so ⤵️

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This is just the first step — I think we can make this much more enticing with a few improvements: - create an account by signing in w/ FC -> with the right permissions, any crosspost could be shared immediately to FC feed -> more visibility, discussion, and earnings for your writing - compelling monetization features -> our focus for 2H of 2025 and beyond is finding a way for writers to get paid in new ways that are 10x+ better than sponsorships, paid subscriptions, and Medium-like payments We'd love to have folks try this feature out & give us feedback on how we can make it more valuable. Let us know what you think!

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Post-level coins may create serious decision fatigue — a problem that’s held back past attempts at microtransactions. Worth keeping in mind as we experiment with ways for coins to expand the creative economy. https://paragraph.com/@reidtandy/can-microtransactions-work

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Back w/ the 41st edition of Paragraph Picks, shining a light on some great posts from the past week or so ⤵️

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This is an amazing profile on @ted, who was the most welcoming and kind person when I first got to Paragraph and started exploring FC.

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If patronage is the goal, why not just let people pay writers directly? It’s the most consistent (and valid) critique we’ve heard about coins. This post is a reflection on that question, and the first in a series exploring the biggest critiques of coins and how they may dovetail into opportunities. https://paragraph.com/@reidtandy/are-coins-better-at-enabling-patronage

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"Can universities survive at all? I sure hope so because I believe short of the singularity, we absolutely need places that are dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge. But incremental changes won’t get the job done. Universities need to fundamentally reinvent themselves."

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Very cool experiment with curation & seeing where that goes...

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Stoked to see the return of Dark Star & Jarrod's writing:

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Sharing some excellent writing as part of the 40th Paragraph Picks, with a couple recaps and reflections from FarCon last week. Let us know which is your favorite!

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Fascinating presentation from @yb He also has an excellent post on the intersection of AI & crypto: https://terminallyonchain.xyz/deaisummer

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