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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   And crypto projects that are derivatives on real world assets, like fiat currencies (stablecoins) or stocks (synthetic tokens), have equivalent backing. If the project were to dissolve, there would be assets backing that. Not suggesting thi
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I think it's arguable what real investments are. How "real" is the stock price of Gamestop? Aren't most prices just driven by imaginary narratives? Investors rarely care about dividends. There are also DeFi projects that
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I think of it like this. Various tokens give you certain types of exposures with different risk profiles. Yields are so high because of the risk. This really isn't so different from the centralized financial system where we have built
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   But I am referring to investing into a DeFi project as a VC (= receiving tokens), not trading in Defi. Why is that not equivalent to investing in Robinhood as a startup?
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I agree with you, but looking at what comes out of Silicon Valley these days, there is a fine line between "ponzi scheme" (in the broad sense) and "re-invest everything in growth and hope to get acquired". I'd push
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I had no idea that the creator of d3js is also the co-founder of Observable! Now this move makes a lot more sense. I'm starting to believe this may be another case where the creator (rightly so) wanted to find a way to monetize his pop
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   Yes, I ended up not using d3 and using something else instead. But it's a shame because I thought d3 is a great project and a good fit for my use case. I just didn't want to waste my time and energy dealing with Observable.
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I believe the main reason the internet has turned out this way is because of flawed economic incentives. It's a winner take all game ruled mostly by American corporations. The individual blogger, Usenet contributor, IRC moderator, or o
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   by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

   I was in this exact same situation a year ago. Learning d3 had always been on my list of things to do but I never got around to it. When I finally found some time I realized that all their resources and tutorials had moved to this heavy int
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    by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

    It's still an active research area and the alife conference [0] is quite popular [0] https://alife.org
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    by borrowcheckfml 5y ago

    I agree that (4) is a problem but there is also some signal in brand name. There is such a flood of (mostly low quality) papers that it's impossible to look at their content to judge what's worth reading. If you want to be at the