Follow Two Degens on X: @habits and @bridgexplore

Subscribe and listen to past episodes: twodegens.com

Kevin’s links

https://kevinhabits.com/media/kevin-kelly-saw-the-future-in-1997-in-the-network-economy-follow-the-free
Kevin Kelly - 1997 - New Rules for the New Economy

https://kevinhabits.com/cryptoes/collection-of-recent-crypto-learnings-crypto-is-the-machines-body-and-ai-is-the-brain-that-enters-into-it
Redphonecrypto’s 69 theses

https://kevinhabits.com/media/an-exhaustive-and-beautiful-reminder-of-how-good-we-got-it-from-gwern
Gwern’s list of things that have gotten better since the 90s

https://kevinhabits.com/media/the-important-concept-of-social-information-hazards-it-is-more-like-a-black-pill-that-might-give-you-a-slightly-more-accurate-understanding-of-how-the-world-works-but-saps-your-motivation-to-effect
Jeff Lonsdale on information hazards



Jorge’s links

Mental model:
Blockchain is like CO2 / Electricity, and AI like plants/machines that thrive on it? 

https://twitter.com/nillionnetwork/status/1752433717446901887?s=46
Would you openly give an AI assistant 10+ years of your text conversations (and everything else) knowing OpenAI had full control over it?

https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1752291413503729751
Vitalik – The promise and challenges of crypto + AI applications

https://twitter.com/qwqiao/status/1752820832160596015?s=46
Bittensor is a cult. Everyone I know who has spent more than 5min researching it is bullish, but no one can explain to me why. Never fade cults in crypto. 

https://www.caseycaruso.com/thoughts/decentralized-ai
Potential market opportunities in the intersection of AI and Crypto

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/college-admissions-educational-consultants-command-education.html

Consulting services for those applying for university -- $250,000 for a two-week intensive period that helps refine students' regular-decision applications before early January deadlines -- highlights the complex dynamics and pressures within the college admissions landscape.