I had no idea Dan Larimer had written a book. I'm gonna go see if it's available everywhere.
Edit to say I found it and I'm reading it and would like to ask if any of his claims are disputed. Did he coin the term DAO? and were all three of the projects he mentioned actually in a top 5 position at the time as he states?
I know very little about Dan Larimer. Everything I think I've heard about him leads me to believe A) he isn't the kind to blow smoke, and B) he doesn't need to, so if anyone knows of contradicting information I'd like a nudge in that direction before I get too swallowed up in this. It looks brilliant!
I can't really answer your questions except to say that he is brilliant, but also pretty mercurial. From what I understand when his projects start to not go the way he planned, he usually bails and starts something else. It started with Bitshares, then STEEM, next EOS, and now EDEN an the governance stuff he is working on now. I'm glad you were able to find it. I have heard it is worth the read.
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I’m not very far into it yet but if nothing else it’s worth reading for his ability to articulate.
He has a mastery over language I rarely encounter. Very intelligent, but not flamboyantly so. I don’t feel like he’s talking down to anyone or trying to sound intelligent. He just says what he has yo say to get the point across. It can get thick, but it feels like a consequence of the complexity of the topic.
Very well said yourself!
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Ok... I'm almost halfway through it (117/226) and I'm very impressed with how introspective it is. He exposes a lot of common sense material that is often lost in the environment it resides in. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but I just had to stop now to say his reference to grouping medical insurance by employer struck a chord in me, but I don't really know why yet.
I had to stop reading to decompress. It's a lot to take in...not so much in terms of how much info is presented, but how he encapsulates a topic and meticulously identifies and examines each strand one by one. It's literally like watching someone take a knotted ball of hissing, snapping snakes and gently removing each one and sending it merrily on it's way.
I'm delighted to see a mind like this at work. I bet reading this book levels me up. I feel my experience meter filling. 😁
You are far better than me! I can't even recall how far I got into it. I know it was back in June. My wife and I were camping and I was trying to take it all in. I think our setting was a bit too zen for me to be able to handle that much intellectual stimulus! You have me wanting to get back to it now. I know a lot of people have their misgivings about Dan, but I truly believe he is no joke. It would be cool to see him stick with something more long term, but you can't blame him when these projects he starts with the best of intentions get corrupted and he chooses just to move along.
It's a learning process for him, too, and I admire his ability to take it in and organize it the way he does. He's discussing some very profound observations, across a wide range of material. I'm going ot have to read this a few times before I feel like I'm even capable of actually speaking intelligently about it. This entire comment has felt like an ape puzzling over a can opener...
LoL!
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Thank you! I moonlight as a wordsmith. 😜