Thread by @cdixon

A very common experience in crypto/web3 is to have a friend who was previously dismissive — “it’s all scams” — become a convert after “going down the rabbit hole.”

It’s not a coincidence that people who have this experience almost always refer to a rabbit hole, popularized by the book Through the Looking Glass about Alice in Wonderland, where the logic and ideas are reversed on the other side of the portal.

Because once you dive in and learn about all the interesting things in web3, it’s the opposite of what you were previously told.

What’s actually a breakthrough for building trustworthy services on the internet is incorrectly portrayed as a haven for ponzis and scammers.

The mainstream view is skewed partly by our own failure. There are too many voices in the web3 community who focus on “number go up” instead of real technology and applications.

It’s also skewed by a media environment that has decided, for whatever reason, to focus exclusively on the negative aspects of web3.

If you are a believer you know what I mean. If you are a skeptic, I’d encourage you to read primary sources and decide for yourself.

Here are some resources we put together:

Crypto startup school a16z.com/crypto-startup…

Crypto canon a16z.com/2018/02/10/cry…

NFT canon future.a16z.com/nft-canon/

There are many other great resources which I’d be happy to tweet below.

“Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice.

cs.cmu.edu/~rgs/alice-II.…