Why I Believe in Open Systems
Closed systems win the first round. Open systems win the decade — because innovation compounds when participation is open.
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Information wants to be free.
Capital wants to be accessible.
Trust wants to be verifiable.
Worldview
Technological change is inevitable. Whether it serves our principles is a choice.
Technology does not distribute opportunity by default. The systems we build determine who can participate, who must ask permission, and who captures the value created.
Open networks widen access to knowledge, capital, and ownership. When participation is not restricted by geography or institutional permission, creativity and wealth creation can emerge from collective effort at global scale.
Why I Believe in Bitcoin
Not a position on price. A position on what Bitcoin demonstrated — that monetary rules can be enforced by transparent systems rather than by institutions.
readTrust Is Infrastructure
The internet made information nearly free to move. Trust never got the same treatment — we hired institutions instead. That is the layer being built now.
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