We’re joined by one of the best critical observers of Web3 around – Molly White, creator of Web3 is Going Just Great – to discuss what made her, as a software engineer who is immersed in the tech sector and discourse, finally have to take a stand on Web3. We then break down how Web3 fetishizes its own apparent complexity-as-convolution, the pitfalls in how it is covered by reporters, the cynicism of its biggest advocates, and the internal ideological contradictions at the heart of Web3.

Check out Molly’s work:
••• Web3 is Going Just Great ​​https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ /// https://twitter.com/web3isgreat 
••• The (Edited) Latecomers Guide to Crypto https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto 
••• Molly’s website https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto
••• Molly’s twitter https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF 

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150. The Cynics of Web3 (ft. Molly White)

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It's been a long time since we’ve seen a good old fashioned bank run lead to the collapse of a venerable financial institution, but leave it to Silicon Valley to rediscover something old and call it new again. We are joined by Brian Merchant — LA Times tech columnist and author of Blood in the Machine — for a post-mortem on Silicon Valley Bank, breakdown its events and effects, and hold Ed to account for his incitements to violence against the most marginalized and traumatized people of them all: venture capitalists. 

••• Brian’s column: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-03-12/column-silicon-valley-bank-is-broken-because-silicon-valley-is-broken
••• Brian’s book: https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/
••• Brian’s twitter: https://twitter.com/bcmerchant

Some stuff we reference
••• The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank | Ed Ongweso Jr. https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-rescue-venture-capital-calacanis-sacks-ackman-tantrum.html
••• Silicon Valley Bank profit squeeze in tech downturn attracts short sellers https://www.ft.com/content/0387e331-61b4-4848-9e50-04775b4c3fa7
••• Startup Bank Had a Startup Bank Run https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-10/startup-bank-had-a-startup-bank-run
••• How Bad Was the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-bailout.html 

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*Unlocked* – 241. Euthanasia of Silicon Valley Bank (ft. Brian Merchant)

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In today’s episode we talk with Alexis Daloumis about his documentary Belkî Sibê. The doc shows his experiences fighting in the International Freedom Battalion during 2017 as part of the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, and the socio-political changes in the liberated areas. We talk with Alexis about the actual real way that the revolution is being implemented on the ground, from what he could tell as an outsider.  In the second part we focus on the filming and editing process of the documentary.  

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Re(Sources):

Belki Sibe (2023)
http://belkisibe.com/ 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29341560/ 

Alexis Daloumis
https://www.instagram.com/alexisdaloumis/ 
https://linktr.ee/alexisdaloumis 

International Freedom Battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Freedom_Battalion 

Rojava Information Center (RIC)
https://rojavainformationcenter.org/ 

 
Art by Grecu

Music
Le Daye, by Alexandros Miaris feat. Beshwar Kordy: 
https://youtu.be/EI8GG2Ux4jU 
https://www.alexandrosmiaris.com/ 
Punx for Rojava, by Adrestia 
https://youtu.be/MeUdfT1AGYU   
https://adrestia.bandcamp.com/ 


Ep. 039 – Belkî Sibê: Fighting for the Rojava revolution, w/ Alexis [EN]

Duminică, 21.10.2018, doi membri ai colectivului și-au anulat dulcele somn de dimineață ca să urce cu liftul cele 12 etaje ale Turnului de Fildeș al Capitalismului clujean și să ajungă pe la 10 fără 10 la emisiunea ”Matinal de week-end” cu Flaviu Petean, la EBS Radio Cluj.
Îi mulțumim lui Flaviu pentru ocazia aceasta!
[am editat noi ulterior înregistrarea, și am eliminat 15 minute de muzică]

Editura Pagini Libere la EBS Radio Cluj (21 .10.2018)

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Lene radicală, lene intersecțională, lene antiautoritară. Podcastul de stânga pe care îl poți asculta când nu ai chef de nimic.

Ep. 039 – Belkî Sibê: Fighting for the Rojava revolution, w/ Alexis [EN]

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