Whatever the hell bitcoin and blockchain are (we have the same questions!) their promise is clear: decentralized economies where the consumer-creator is in control.
But as we consider how these technologies spawn from and support certain paradigms of violence, we’re left wondering… is Web3 just the upper octave of our present cyber landscape? Do they offer salvation from the algorithmic anti-blackness of Big Tech, or is it more complicated?
This month, Jon Jon welcomes Cameron Flowers, CEO of Floreo Labs, to help us understand these technologies and approach these questions. Cam trains remote communities of future tech leaders and incubates innovative, community-driven technology initiatives. He's an artist, engineer, creative-technologist, and adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Lehman College in the Bronx.
Keywords: bitcoin, innovation, protocols, value, design, chains, technology, problem solving
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