Mere Mortals Conversations

ALEXANDER WATANABE | Unsigned Algorithms, Artistic Pursuits Via NFT's & Japanese Books/Philosophy


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Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and creator of the 'Unsigned Algorithms' on the Cardano blockchain.

In Conversation #76, Alexander and I discuss: why he had the time to read lots of books during his useless undergraduate, how he went about creating the code for his NFT's on-chain, his views on art and using new mediums for expression, why the universe isn't 'fair', how a lot of philosophy is all talk but examples of some practical philosophical books that are out there.

Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & useless degree
(2:27) - Yukio Mishima
(9:20) - Other Japanese authors and heritage
(13:46) - Taking a compliment
(17:09) - Becoming a writer
(23:49) - What are Unsigned Algorithms?
(30:33) - Optimisation Problem: colour vs form
(32:59) - Creating limitations
(36:06) - Compositions of unsigs
(39:59) - Rarity is arbitrary
(42:17) - Art is about the story
(49:15) - Value of allocating capital
(52:50) - Power law & uneven distribution
(58:02) - Mind and body connection
(1:10:00) - Not V2: What is art?
(1:18:51) - Philosophy: useless sometimes, good other times
(1:26:21) - Daoism, Stoicism, Absurdism
(1:40:07) - Learn more
 

Connect With Alexander:
Website: https://www.unsigs.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/BzrutRYktW
Twitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexander

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