The Underdog Engineer

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The Underdog Engineer

The Underdog Engineer

@0xUnderdog

Senior Software Engineer | Code warrior for the underdogs | Building the future one commit at a time

Building from the trenches Katılım Aralık 2024
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Lark Davis
Lark Davis@LarkDavis·
I still haven't seen a good explanation why Bitcoin is the only underperforming asset this year while gold & stocks hit ATH. 2025 was supposed to be the golden age of Bitcoin In 2025, we saw a pro-Bitcoin US administration for the first time We saw insane demand and peak adoption from institutions and nation-states Macro conditions continued to loosen Wall Street rolled out the red carpet for Bitcoin Saylor bought more $BTC supply than miners mined every day on average Despite all this bullishness, BTC is down 6% from yearly open and 30% down from its ATH Altcoins have been decimated, with most alts down 80-90% in the past 2 years The entire crypto market feels like a goblin town.
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Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov@durov·
I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating. Our generation is running out of time to save the free Internet built for us by our fathers. What was once the promise of the free exchange of information is being turned into the ultimate tool of control. Once-free countries are introducing dystopian measures such as digital IDs (UK), online age checks (Australia), and mass scanning of private messages (EU). Germany is persecuting anyone who dares to criticize officials on the Internet. The UK is imprisoning thousands for their tweets. France is criminally investigating tech leaders who defend freedom and privacy. A dark, dystopian world is approaching fast — while we’re asleep. Our generation risks going down in history as the last one that had freedoms — and allowed them to be taken away. We’ve been fed a lie. We’ve been made to believe that the greatest fight of our generation is to destroy everything our forefathers left us: tradition, privacy, sovereignty, the free market, and free speech. By betraying the legacy of our ancestors, we’ve set ourselves on a path toward self-destruction — moral, intellectual, economic, and ultimately biological. So no, I’m not going to celebrate today. I’m running out of time. WE are running out of time.
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The Underdog Engineer
The Underdog Engineer@0xUnderdog·
@ZeMariaMacedo The ´fuck you money’ approach is the best approach. Money and incentives aren’t the most important aspect for any person’s life …
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José Maria Macedo
José Maria Macedo@ZeMariaMacedo·
Been reading about burnout and its really helped me understand the vibes on CT Most ppl think of burnout as exhaustion and inefficacy, but Maslach identified a crucial third dimension to it: cynicism towards one’s work She argues the cause of this cynicism is frustrated idealism. People start off very idealistic about their job and pour themselves into it. Over time, those ideals clash with reality. To succeed, they must increasingly put aside or even go against their ideals. Repeated violations of values leads to anger, shame and betrayal, especially when they feel trapped by incentives In order to avoid confronting these feelings, ppl protectively detach, using sarcasm/cynicism as armour. Basically what George Carlin said: “Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist” Feels like the perfect diagnosis of CT rn
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LEGION
LEGION@legiondotcc·
Without buyers there’s no sale. But without founders, there’s no Legion. As we enter the final 24 hours of the ongoing @almanak sale, Legion is showing how well it works for founders: 1. Sale = 3.4x oversubscribed 2. Sale participants aren’t just signaling they want in, they’re pre-depositing funds 3. Oversubscribed means the founders get to handpick the best of the best applicants (based on their dev skills, social clout, onchain activity, etc.) 4. The @cookiedotfun cSNAPS campaign is pushing Almanak’s mindshare parabolic and helping identify the strongest applicants 5. cSNAPPERS get bigger allocations when they show verifiable skin in the game (i.e. cSNAPPERS who have deposited $500+ into Alamanak’s vaults get boosted points) The end goal isn’t a round that raises the most money, it’s a round that raises the most money from true believers… the ones who will go to war for you 24 hrs left to prove you’re more than a wallet 🔻 legion.cc
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LEGION
LEGION@legiondotcc·
GM Legionnaires new pfp and banner, who dis?
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Almanak
Almanak@almanak·
Closing in on $5M on @legiondotcc, and there’s still room to join. Applications remain open until Tuesday, 1pm UTC. We’re aiming for broad inclusivity: merit influences allocation size, but our goal is to welcome as many participants as reasonably possible.
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Matt O'Connor
Matt O'Connor@matty_·
The coolest thing about the @almanak cSnapper leaderboard on @cookiedotfun is seeing who has put their money where their mouth is - and who is just slopping the slop. Attention Capital Markets
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Ben Lakoff
Ben Lakoff@benlakoff·
Crypto does capital formation really well. @almanak token sale on @legiondotcc , hit their contribution target in <1 hour. Attention capital markets w/ @cookiedotfun , bullish. Check it. Open for applications for the next 5 days (you can still contribute and likely get in)
Almanak@almanak

We're over the $2M requested. Requests stay open regardless of the target cap until next week. Applications will be reviewed, then accepted in part/full, or rejected. This is still a merit-based round, but timing plays a role as well! Apply now, you still have a chance /\

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The Underdog Engineer
The Underdog Engineer@0xUnderdog·
Fucking yeah! Did you participated on this sale guys on @legiondotcc for @almanak ? I expect the team to be kind with me and accept my application! The sales is oversubscribed already but you can participate too here: legion.cc/app/invest Underdogs LFGGGG! /\ -⚔️!
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