shanghaipreneur

Noobs, Beware the Dunning-Kruger Effect!

My new favorite random concept to drop into whatever conversation I happen to be having is the Dunning-Kruger effect. Ironically, I am currently somewhere near ...

Bitcoin Is Old News. The Way to Wealth is Through Up & Coming Layer 1s.

The old crypto hands love to talk about bitcoin trading. As if somehow they can trade themselves to getting rich. To me, that's just a fun side hustle. My edge ...

Galactic Punks Mark the Debut of Avatar NFTs on Terra, Floor Trades at 28x Mint Price

In one of the most anticipated events after one of the most anticipated blockchain upgrades in recent memory (Terra's Columbus-5 upgrade), the LUNAtic community...

Does the US Even Have a Middle Class Any More?

You wanna talk about the protests going on in America right now? Well, there’s a certain historical aspect that I don’t feel qualified to talk about. I suggest ...

What Is Political Science?

My academic advisor is pressing me, so my best response is to go back to fundamentals and try to refresh my perspective with some basic definitions. A few weeks...

After the Virus, China Is Back Up & Running

This week marks a return of sorts for me, to the streets of my adopted home town of Shanghai. I finally just decided that I’ve spent too much time doing volunta...

Is Economics Just Politics?

Just yesterday I was challenged on this question. For all my life, I've been thinking, almost intuitively in fact, that it was obvious that economics was just a...

The Country Formerly Known As Great (TCFKAG) Needs We The People

Here's a quick little note to highlight this great article to be included in next month's The Atlantic called "We Are Living in a Failed State" by George Packer...

On Free Speech (Coffee w/ K #2)

[](https://3speak.online/watch?v=shanghaipreneur/dwmwsjfo) ▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- The differences between "free speech" in the United States of America and "fre...

Coffee w/ K #1

[](https://3speak.online/watch?v=shanghaipreneur/qyuuzwmb) ▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- I make my debut on 3speak with a "fireside chat" from my porch. I always hated...

When Corona Ends I Wanna See 3 Simple Things

I'm a little ahead of most of the world in these COVID Times. My family and I live in Shanghai. And while we have been remarkably unscathed (so far) by this "si...

7,000 HIVE!!! We Need New Animal Names Specific to Hivers

I know we Hivers are a little bit shellshocked today from the big Upbit dump that crashed the price of the HIVE token. But we aren't even a month into this new ...

My Quarantine Story: Two Months & Going Strong

Because I live in China, I entered into "self-isolation" a lot longer before anyone else in the world did. I use "self-isolation" because unless they are barric...

What does Hive Mean to Me?

As I stated in my very first post here on HIVE exactly 7 days ago, I don't think it can be understated how symbolic it is that this blockchain, this project, th...

How Time Flies In Times Like These

What a difference a month makes! The coronavirus is reshaping work patterns, educational patterns, travel patterns, investment patterns, pretty much everything....

What To Do While On Lockdown

I went on lockdown on January 23. I remember walking back from the ALDI with about $50 worth of groceries. I thought, "Is this the last time I'll be going out t...

What Does Decentralization Mean To Me: IT'S EVERYTHING

I've been involved with a few blockchain projects. Some of them from the very early stages. I still actively contribute to FinNexus and am an active part in the...

Stay The Fuck Inside, Y'all!

The smartest people I know are sharing this Tomas Pueyo post on Medium. If you haven't read it, and you are in anyway affected by the coronavirus, please go rea...

On Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Modern Era

The tale of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) lies at the very heart of our current Big Tech bull market. That's because without PARC, there would be no ...

100 Days of Solitude in COVID-19 China

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was one of my favorite writers growing up. Now his most famous tomes bear names that are eerily apropos. Love in the Time of Cholera. One...