

GreenPill
Kevin Owocki
GreenPill is about crypto-economic systems that create positive externalities for their neighbors & for the world.
We explore the intersection of programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design. We search for powerful new ways to fund, design, develop, & market regenerative web3-era applications and digital assets. We launch the meme of regenerative crypto-economics into the world.
Ethereum is the ultimate substrate for human coordination. Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum.
Take the Green Pill!
We explore the intersection of programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design. We search for powerful new ways to fund, design, develop, & market regenerative web3-era applications and digital assets. We launch the meme of regenerative crypto-economics into the world.
Ethereum is the ultimate substrate for human coordination. Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum.
Take the Green Pill!
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Nov 8, 2022 β’ 1h 12min
60 - Solarpunk vs Lunarpunk with Manu Alzuru & Rachel-Rose O'Leary
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Solarpunk vs Lunarpunk with Manu Alzuru & Rachel-Rose O'Leary | Green Pill #60 This is a three-part series about the concept of Punk. What is it, and what kind of punk best maps to Ethereum as an ecosystem? Manu Alzuru is the founder of DoinGud, a community-driven art marketplace, and he represents the Solarpunk side of Ethereum, which emphasizes sustainability. Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a coder at DarkFi, after time as a lead tech writer for CoinDesk covering privacy tech and Ethereum. She is representing Lunarpunk, which emphasizes privacy. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 6:25 Solarpunk 14:10 Lunarpunk 17:28 Privacy in Venezuela 22:15 Privacy in Syria 29:45 Solar and Lunar 36:30 States and War 48:00 Art and Culture 53:40 Top-Down Control 58:20 Moral Entrepreneurship 1:05:53 Final Thoughts ------ Resources: Manu Alzuru https://twitter.com/ManuAlzuru Rachel-Rose O'Leary https://twitter.com/lunar_mining ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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Nov 3, 2022 β’ 49min
59 - Impact Networks with David Ehrlichman
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Impact Networks with David Ehrlichman| GreenPill #59 David Ehrlichman is author of Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change. He is also the co-founder of Hats Protocol, which tokenizes contributor roles for DAOs. The study of networks is increasingly popular as an approach to understanding complex networks. David has combined theory and action through his writing and building to uncover patterns in how we organize and coordinate. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:30 Impact Networks 9:17 Complex Connectivity 14:40 Non-Hierarchical Networks 18:00 Building a Network 25:30 Coordination and Incentives 30:30 Hats Protocol 37:40 Leadership 45:50 Facilitating Trust ------ Resources: David Ehrlichman https://twitter.com/davehrlichman Impact Networks https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Networks-Connection-Collaboration-Catalyze/dp/1523091681/ Hats Protocol https://twitter.com/hatsprotocol Lessons About Impact Networks https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/lessons-about-impact-networks/10305 ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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Nov 1, 2022 β’ 1h 5min
What Information Wants with Rhys Lindmark | GreenPill #58
Rhys Lindmark, author of 'What Information Wants,' joins Kevin on Green Pill podcast to discuss the fascinating ways in which information replicates, avoiding a 'race to the bottom' scenario, the externalities of memes, the natural selection of memes, and the dangers and opportunities of artificial intelligence.

Oct 27, 2022 β’ 56min
Making Impact Investable with Li Jin (Variant Fund) & Matthew Frehlich (Protocol Labs) | Green Pill #57
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Making Impact Investable with Li Jin (Variant Fund) & Matthew Frehlich (Protocol Labs) | Green Pill #57 On this episode of Green Pill, Kevin welcomes Li Jin of Variant Fund and Matthew Frehlich of Protocol Labs. The three discuss a plethora of deep topics, such as how to make impact investable, how the VC landscape is changing, carbon credits, quadradic funding, shifting Incentives, and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Making Impact Investable 11:47 What's Changing in VC 14:25 Carbon Credits 19:04 Innovation & Investing 28:46 Quadradic Funding & Shifting Incentives 37:35 Capital Allocation Efficiency 46:00 Excitement vs. Reservations in the Space 50:50 Resources 55:21 Closing ------ Resources: Li Jin (Variant Fund) https://twitter.com/ljin18 Matthew Frehlich (Protocol Labs) https://twitter.com/mfreh418 ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Oct 20, 2022 β’ 51min
Designing Pluralistic Political/Economic Spaces with Jeff Emmett & Michael Zargham of BlockScience | Green Pill #55
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Designing Pluralistic Political/Economic Spaces with Jeff Emmett & Michael Zargham of BlockScience | Green Pill #55 On this episode Kevin chats with Jeff Emmett and Michael Zargham of BlockScience, an engineering, R&D, and analytics firm specializing in complex systems. In this episode, the three go deep on fascinating topics and discuss rabbit holes such as, what BlockScience actually is, the intricacies of complex adaptive systems, quadratic lands, and web3's purpose. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 0:24 BlockScience Explained 2:46 Complex Adaptive Systems 4:55 Deeper Understanding 10:33 Atoms x Constitutional Forms 13:20 Quadratic Lands x Systems Cont. 15:33 Sybil Resistance Storytelling 18:48 Collusion Attacks 22:36 Final Destination of Sybil Resistance 28:12 Political Philosophy 32:07 Pluralism 35:31 Quadratic Lands Cont. 40:06 Cooperation Across Social Distance 46:30 Web3's Purpose & Algorithmic Policy 49:00 Resources & Closing ------ Resources: Jeff Emmett https://twitter.com/jeffemmett Michael Zargham https://twitter.com/mZargham BlockScience https://block.science/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Oct 18, 2022 β’ 59min
Web3 Social with Stani Kulechov | Green Pill #54
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Web3 Social with Stani Kulechov | Green Pill #54 Stani and team are building Lens Protocol, a permissionless, composable, & decentralized social graph that might just be the future of Web3 social platforms. In this episode, we dive into the current state of social media, how Lens Protocol is disrupting web2 social as we know it, and why the future of web3 social is so important. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:55 Lens Protocol 7:29 Social Web2 Problems & Web3 Solutions 13:11 Frontrunning Jack Dorsey 16:18 Social Media's Value 19:02 Social Media x Finance 23:50 Data, Identity, & Social Capital 27:20 Current State of Social Media 32:28 When Web3 Social Takes Off 37:34 Summarizing Web3 Social 40:52 Lenster 43:26 Building Isn't Easy 47:26 Quadratic Funding & Public Goods 52:28 Earning on Lens 56:08 Super Modular 57:38 Closing & Resources ------ Resources: Lens Protocol https://lens.xyz/ Stani Kulechov https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov https://lenster.xyz/u/stani.lens Lenster https://lenster.xyz/ https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/a-quadratic-funding-powered-social-network/9462 ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Oct 14, 2022 β’ 43min
MetaGame with Peth | Green Pill #53
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- MetaGame | Green Pill #53 Peth is working on MetaGame, the MMORPG interface for exploring the crypto world. As a place to explore and onboard into the ecosystem, users choose a house based on their interests and dive down a rabbit hole of building the MetaGame MetaGame is one that teaches philosophy and ethos, like its founders. In this episode, we explore MetaGame's role in promoting the idea of Game Bβcreating an omni-win human civilization through coordination and collaboration. We provoke questions about emergent systems, and how we can first route talent into projects, and then route that talent into a more just ideological system. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:30 What is Metagame? 7:15 The Infinite Frontier 13:41 Massively Online Coordination Game 19:20 The Web of Life 26:00 Opportunities in Web3 29:40 The Social Layer 32:15 Peth's Background 38:00 Get Involved 39:10 Game B ------ Resources: Peth https://twitter.com/petheth?s=20&t=4U0WEEnnmkB84NHT7SiHPg MetaGame https://metagame.wtf/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures

Oct 12, 2022 β’ 55min
Employment Commons with John Paller of Opolis | Green Pill #52
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Employment Commons | Green Pill #52 John Paller is the founder of Opolis, the next-generation employment ecosystem, as well as the Executive Steward of ETHDenver. Additionally, John is active in Colorado state politics, helping to drive his state towards a brighter and more just digital future. As a bridge builder between the old and new worlds, John discusses his approach to the regenerative Web3 movement as a buidler and leader. Building digital public infrastructure is paramount to creating a more positive future, and in America, Colorado is the place to do it. Take the green pill anon ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:30 ETHDenver and the Bufficorn 11:50 Innovating Experiences 16:00 The Spork 21:10 Structural Benevolence 23:15 Opolis 27:35 Collective Ownership 30:58 Next-Generation Models 35:00 Colorado Co-Op Law 41:30 The Destination of Choice 46:15 State Policy Work 53:00 Aspirations ------ Resources: John Paller https://twitter.com/PallerJohn Opolis https://bankless.cc/Opolis ETHDenver https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver SporkDAO https://twitter.com/SporkDao ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures

Oct 6, 2022 β’ 42min
PublicNouns.wtf - Green Pill #51
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- PublicNouns.wtf | Green Pill #51 On this episode of Green Pill, Kevin welcomes some of the team behind Public Nouns, Nich Kesonpat, Sky Minert, and Ven Gist. Public Nouns is a Nouns extension focused on supporting Public Goods. The four chat about what Public Nouns is and the dynamics at play behind the project, what the future of public good funding looks like, how to scale it to reach the masses, and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:44 WTF is Public Nouns? 6:00 Nich's Nouns Excitement 11:02 Public Nouns Dynamics 12:56 The Future of Public Goods Funding 18:30 Public Nouns Forks 23:53 Prop House 27:17 Nounify 29:09 Public Goods Funding 32:28 Supporting Public Nouns 36:06 Scaling Funding 41:13 Resources & Closing ------ Resources: Public Nouns Twitter https://twitter.com/PublicNouns Public Nouns Website https://publicnouns.wtf/ Prop.House https://prop.house/ Nich Kesonpat https://twitter.com/nichanank Sky Minert https://twitter.com/sminert Ven Gist https://twitter.com/0xd2_eth ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures

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Oct 4, 2022 β’ 1h 12min
Networkologies with Christopher Vitale - Green Pill #50
β¨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast β¨ https://availableon.com/greenpill π’ Get the GreenPilled Book π’ https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Networkologies with Christopher Vitale | Green Pill #50 On this episode of Green Pill, Kevin is joined by Christopher Vitale, Associate Professor of Media Studies, and a founding member of The Graduate Program in Media Studies at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. He's also the author of, "Networkologies: A Philosophy of Networks for a Hyperconnected Age." Kevin and Christopher chat about the inspiration behind Christopher's book, how web2 and web3 networks compare and contrast, what the future of networks could look like, and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: π¦ CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo π COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift π€ GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch π OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 5:20 Inspiration Behind Book 6:54 Relational Thinking 8:30 Principles of Networks 10:26 Chris's Favorite Network 13:04 Internet Networks 17:07 Web2 vs. Web3 Networks 22:36 Chris's Thoughts on Web3 26:21 Modeling in Nature 31:13 Strength of Weak Ties 32:52 Capitalism 37:37 Rich Get Richer 40:32 Tipping Points 46:42 Technology & Web3 Emergence 49:00 2035 & The Future 51:52 Digital & the Biological 53:25 Programmable Money 58:30 Token Use Cases 1:03:11 Embedded Networks 1:07:45 Chris's Book Sequels 1:10:55 Closing ------ Resources: Networkologies https://www.amazon.com/Networkologies-Philosophy-Networks-Hyperconnected-Manifesto/dp/1780992386/ Christopher's Website https://networkologies.wordpress.com/about-christopher-vitale/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures


