2 Was speaking to a friend who formerly worked on the International Space Station ISS. Well not literally "on" the station. But he worked on that project while on earth.
3 His insight was that SpaceX was at the time largely being funded by "F--k You" money aka very very wealthy individuals
4 So like a guy who might tell his buddies "I was taking some steam at the club with Elon and I says to him, Elon let's f--king go to Mars"
5 A very wise manager once told me: if smart people seem to be acting stupid, it's because they aren't telling you what's really going on. With Elon we are talking LITERAL rocket science, ok?
6 At inverse.com/innovation/spa…
“The thing that concerns me the most right now is that unless we improve of rate of innovation dramatically, then there is no chance of a city on the face of the Moon or Mars,” Musk said. "This is my biggest concern."
7 Elon played a lot of Civ in college. I think he's still playing IRL --for the Space Victory.
8 Honestly I don't think Elon gives a F about bitcoin let alone Dogecoin. This is about becoming a multiplanetary species.
9 I think the deal is if Elon uses his power on "Poop and Scoop" to create a lower entry point to buy Bitcoin, his ultra rich buddies will give him Mars Money.
10 Elon doesn't say stupid things about Bitcoin because he's stupid. He says them because the playbook for owning Twitter is to alternate between being a monster and a rocketship.
11 And now he's living rent free inside all your heads. And he's feeling a lot of urgency to get us our Mars City.
12 If you think this is true, you would BTFD. Not investment advice.
1 Casmir Patterson @askcasmir is a brilliant entrepreneur who is working at the edge of Digital Fashion and NFT in the domain of Sneaker Culture with her firm @nftyco
2 This may be one of my most exciting episodes to date as it covers digital culture, NFT, Metaverse, Art, sneakerheads, design, intellectual property.
3 Casmir was instrumental in convincing me that the digital/symbolic was the superior domain to store value and make value attribution
2 DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. DarkSide cybercrime gang earns $15 billion in annual revenue.
3 First surfacing on Russian language hacking forums in August 2020, DarkSide is a ransomware-as-a-service platform that vetted cybercriminals can use to infect companies with ransomware and carry out negotiations and payments with victims.
1 The degen movement has been the source of many activities that have ranged from concerning to consterning.
2 as a subtribe of DeFi it is prone to deliberately provocative coordination such as Gamestop and Dogecoin
3 From the BUILDL perspective it can seem childish and even at times self-destructive, as it can involve malignant market manipulation and questionable "leadership" ethics and regulatory postures.
1 How to start with cryptocurrency a guide for the beginners in your life.
2 First step. Realize that this is a multi decade journey like the creation of the consumer Internet and that we are all still early. Very very early. Relax.
3 Ok how to start? Start small. Take an amount that you can imagine throwing into the Grand Canyon.