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From Davidโsย Desk.
Why Every Dapp Should be Multichain
and how those that don't breed a cultish maximalist culture
ย David J Meyer
Do you know what drives me nuts?
Maximalism.
We have maximalists (or extremists) everywhere now and it annoys me to no end.
I donโt know what happened to our society, but it seems like maximalism is the new norm.
In fact, if you have a reasonably balanced opinion, society disregards you as spineless, unable to make a decision, or just complacent.
Really!?
Should you need to have an extreme opinion and be โall inโ to be listened to?
Donโt get me wrong; there are times when you should go all in on your beliefs.
But when it comes to things like politics, technology, and todayโs conversation: blockchains, I donโt think maximalism is the best.
This leads us to todayโs topic: multichain.
Read the full article here.
From JDsย Desk
JD has entered another of Readl.co competitions called InktoMint.ย His entry is a short but powerful piece called...ย
From now until Sunday, anyone that mints this NFT and sends their wallet address to JD will get the Matic, including gas, refunded to their wallet.ย This is to commemorate the anniversary of his father passing earlier this week. Read it here.
This issue's guest writer is โ Phillip Matheson
๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐&๐๐ด
ย Phillip Matheson is a Writer | Editor | Blogger | Publishing Consultant. |I help you write, edit and publish quality fiction, non-fiction and memoirs.
Being Chill in the Metaverse
Life on the internet evolves like most other things but November 18th, 2022, was different though. Marla Dukharan, a pioneer at heart and regional economist, took us on a journey into Web3 of all places to present her thoughts on what to expect internationally and in the Caribbean in 2023. She did it in fine style too, and in all places, the METAVERSE.ย
There were many different perspectives too: someone once said, โThere are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen.โ This was one of those weeks.ย
There were also thoughts expressed about Intellectual Property and how users can benefit. Shelly-Ann Mohammed, Head of ACCA in Latin America and the Caribbean, reminded us that there are various forms of IP which exist in the Metaverse. For example, the logo, slogan, a melody of a song or even a trademark. Other examples may include graphic appearance, virtual goods that can be purchased, names of avatars and unique colours.ย
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton took the position that โthe progress of our economies is linked to our adoption of technology and more importantly, our moves towards becoming builders of technology.โย
While the Metaverse is a chill place to be, one must become familiar with teleporting, taking photos, delivering speeches, and literally exploring virtual spaces at the click of your mouse. The worse thing is to appear on stage while a speaker is making a presentation, as I did, while trying to navigate getting back to my seat. Mind you, the organizers had sessions that aimed at getting participants familiar with the platform...sigh. I took my encounter there as first steps because the Metaverse itself which forms a part of the Web3 experience is in growth mode.ย ย
Things are happening quickly; we are all learning daily in this space. And there is so much thatโs going on.ย ย
This yearโs theme: 2023 Economic outlook & Strategies for Growth was timely in many ways. David McWilliams took us on a journey into Europe and reminded us that history has a habit of repeating itself.ย ย
Our current situation was here before, some 100 years ago and while we always need to put things into perspective, those who were there then got out of it, and we can get out of this now. But we can also learn from how Ireland sorted itself out.ย
We were reminded about the importance of capital and asked what can we produce? As we aim to overcome the tyranny of our geography. How do you get rich? How do you attract CAPITAL and remain chill (as the Caribbean is known as a place to visit and chillout)?ย
When one speaks about capital, consideration must also be given to human capital. Human capital takes into account how we prepare younger people for the future that they will inherit. That must also look at ways of earning from Intellectual Property. Surely, one could see the link between human capital and productivity as a driving force in the developing of a regional economy. But Diether W. Beuermann reminded us that we are falling behind.ย
Another high point for me was Diether W. Beuermannโs presentation on what he called learning inequalities that persist throughout primary and secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago (Data was used from Trinidad and Tobago to support his findings). Beuermannโs study suggested that โpolicy evaluations based solely on test scores may be misleading about the welfare effects of school choice.โย
So, what that really seems to be suggesting is that as a region when it comes to human capital, we need to rethink our education policies.ย
But before I close, I must mention that the group 3-Canal, a Rapso/musical entity from Trinidad and Tobago made their debut performance in the Metaverse. Their song: Whatโs Going On, was a fitting interjection to create a balance between the heavier matters of the economy and, well, being entertained.ย ย
Music is used as a form of storytelling in Trinidad, so, to pop the question โWhatโs Going On?โ in song was an effective way to bring closure to this event.ย ย
What was clear throughout that conference was how the pandemic changed the way in which we can interact with each other. In an era of Climate change and climate emergencies, just think of the many ways that we can now reduce our carbon footprint and reduce unnecessary travel. That translates into less pollution, lower carbon emissions and perhaps an easier way to see the impact of climatic changes on certain regions.ย
Web3 and the Metaverse are in some ways a type of third generation in the evolution of the Internet. The Metaverse, which seemed to develop out of Internet gaming, has delivered new options and opportunities for businesses and economic growth. The possibilities are limited only by our imagination as users.ย
I welcome these opportunities and look forward to being chilled in the Metaverse.ย Go on, explore it!
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