The Blockchain Socialist Teaser - The best leftist hot take on NFTs you'll ever listen to
***This is just a teaser. Check out the full episode on Patreon***
The patreon democratic economic planning council has spoken. With a choice between discussing NFTs and the left’s reaction against centralization vs decentralizataion, the former has won. Some have speculated that the topic of centralization was too spicy for the council as they didn’t want to butt heads with the anarchists. It seems they’d rather suffer through another my hot take on NFTs. What could I possibly say that hasn’t already been said in the deluge of hot takes that have polluted our social media feeds? Well frankly I don’t know but I’m gonna try.
In this episode I go through some of the hot takes from the left I've seen and heard, explain what I think they're getting wrong on the issue, and provide a couple alternative potential uses of NFTs. The work of previous guests on the show, Jon Beller of ECSA and Ruth Catlow of Furtherfield make appearances as well to support my arguments.
More on NFTs
Jon Beller Article - "Fascism on the Blockchain? The Work of Art in the Age of NFTs"
Interdependence episode: NFTs for n00bs
Some of the Tweets
Everest Pipkin Article
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ICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who’s work influenced me a lot in my thinking.
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