Tag: VCs
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Gladiator
[FADE IN] INT. BATHHOUSE – DAY Steam billows around the brawny form of MAXIMUS (50s), his body scarred from countless battles. He rubs himself down with a strigil, a hint of weariness in his eyes. A door creaks open and CRISPUS (30s), a clean-cut man in a linen toga that screams “startup money,” enters. CRISPUS Maximus. Legend. Just, wow. You, uh, look amazing for a guy who… you…
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Tech Ouroboros
Step 1: “We’re Revolutionizing the World” A startup manifesto scribbled in the blood of corporate messiahs. Disrupt! Innovate! The pitch deck glows with the radioactive sheen of venture capital seraphim. The vision? A frictionless utopia, baby—or at least a tax haven. The founders wear black turtlenecks like armor. They haven’t slept since Web 1.0.…
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Web3: The New Freemasons
The emergence of Web3 and crypto has led to the development of new forms of collective action and community-building that have yet to fully unfold. As these technologies continue to evolve, we may see the emergence of a new form of Masonic tropes, where the ideals of ‘civic nationalism’ and the practices of Freemasonry are…
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A Game of Boiling Frogs
We’re in a game of boiling frogs, but this isn’t your run-of-the-mill slow death in a pot—it’s an industrial-sized cauldron, big enough for the whole goddamned species. The wealthiest among us, the kings of silicon and shadow, are camped out by the dial, their sweaty hands on the thermostat, grinning like lunatics. They’ve mastered the…