Matthew Finkel

We need to build a Web that empowers people, and that is only possible when third party cookies aren't available by default. We must continue investing in alternatives and create a thriving ecosystem that is safe-by-default.

Google has invested significant resources in moving the web toward better privacy, and they helped make significant progress in that area. It is frustrating seeing them abandon that vision now.

Yesterday I had a brief conversation with someone about Chrome's new plan for providing user-choice on third party cookies. This person didn't care at all. They didn't care about cross-site tracking or the value of a user's privacy on the web. I care.🧵

Who’s going to tell him?

@forcethehabit @broke0x I’m new to this space, and I’m looking into buying physical that’s paired with a digital (for a lot of the reasons you both mentioned). Are there marketplaces you recommend / had good experiences using?

@broke0x which is the original and how they’re sold - i completely agree. it can come off as souvenir-like or gimmicky i think what jb did with both checks elements and latent was particularly original, compared to just offering a high-quality print of a digital work.

As a digital-native collectooooor, here's what I've learnt collecting a load of physicals over the last 12 months - I don't have the space for a lot more - I feel bogged down by them, it's impacting my decisions on where I want to live, and I don't want that - Collecting physicals isn't consistent with the trend of millennials moving around so much. I have no idea where I'm going to be in 2 years - I want my art collection to be seen, and logistically, my digital collections will get more eyes than the physical ones - Selling digital works is less cumbersome. When I buy a physical, I don't consider the resale value as much (maybe a feature, not a bug) - I appreciate the art a lot more in physical format, I feel disconnected to a lot of my digital collection - I see a lot of my physicals every day, I barely look at my digital collection don't know if there are any lessons here, just observations

@wirelyss @ProofOfTravis For sure, thanks, this aligns with a lot of my thoughts and the current failures/pitfalls of the existing platforms.

The protection of the coin dev is anonymity, it’s what people have been doing long before Zora! As for the creator being sidelined, I think there’s a lot of diff convos to have. With NFTs, there’s no “missing” the interest if hundreds of people suddenly pay to mint your work at 4am. Not saying that’s THE solution, but in memecoins even if you DID tokenize your work, and it DID pump like crazy, you’d still need to dump all your tokens at the top and be online when the pump happens in order to maximize the benefit - sure you’d still get some fees from the trading on zora regardless but you’d be fairly sidelined still- by missing all the action, having 1% not doing anything with it, and stuck with the responsibility of the chart without the benefit of profiting However- If a doxxed creator IS routinely online to dump their 1% supply of every new coin to maximize benefit, it’s no good for the community. A lot of people would consider that pure extraction and get mad. it’s not just a simple “oh people don’t like it they’ll get over it” thing like base thinks, it’s because there’s truth to it. when someone repeatedly launches coins to push to their community and then dump their supply on them, there’s no level of catchy rebranding that will make the extractive feel go away. Especially when you add in that memecoin buyers are the least sane least stable anons out there… you probably don’t wanna be the one doxxed guy who they irrationally blame for their losses haha

is tokenizing everything a good idea? Let's talk about it!

@wirelyss @ProofOfTravis It seems like a spectrum, where there is harm on either end. If you tokenize then the cult expectations could be brutal. If you don’t tokenize, then maybe someone else does and you’re completely cutout. Maybe there’s even a third or fourth dimension here, too.

@wirelyss @ProofOfTravis Let’s say a platform/chain exists that protected the “dev” in a way like you’re saying. Do you think you would want to tokenize content in the future? It seems like there are many conflicting desires and goals for content creators here, and zora’s current take is too simplistic?

@SHL0MS @jessepollak Maybe that will change with zora over time, as people disassociate those coins with the pumpfun memecoin casino. But these are difficult cultures, and fungible tokens may not be the right tool for what people need. I was curious if you thought about a better design.

@SHL0MS @jessepollak Thanks, not super enlightening, but I got a sense of what you wanted me to see. My question still stands, though, albeit with a different framing. Your experience shows that the culture and expectations around memecoins can be toxic when the notion of coins is repurposed.

the whole content coin thing feels fundamentally more cynical than memecoins since it poses as some egalitarian movement benefitting creators instead of embracing its own inherent degeneracy

@SHL0MS @jessepollak For example, you mentioned the difficulty of managing distinct coins for different content. that definitely sounds like unnecessary overhead and stress that isn't directly related to what you would want to achieve from tokenizing? Have you thought about other models?

@SHL0MS @jessepollak Are coins are the wrong tool? Pump has already provided a firehose of mostly worthless coins, that was an extreme of quantity over quality. Contentcoins could be a better balance of quality and quantity, but is it the right abstraction for on-chain and supporting creators?

Decided to try this space out again. Looking to build some new connections!

@angiemalltezi @gakonst Thanks, I see your point. They’re not all strictly limitations of smart contracts, but they are technical limitations that could affect the UI design. The Unlocks you mentioned are definitely some good lessons/advice.

A few design features in the context of defi: - Undo trade button > On-chain txs are final. No “reversal” without custom logic. - Auto-save wallet session (so you don’t have to constantly login) > No session tokens. Users must reconnect manually. - Realtime token prices updates > Chain data lags. “Live” prices need off-chain feeds (adds trust assumptions). > Editable limit orders > No edits post-submit. Cancel + re-sign with gas.

You are managing/managed a x-functional eng team, 10-20 size. There’s backend, frontend (and smart contracts if in crypto). As a team lead: - What was your biggest mistake? - What was your biggest unlock?

@angiemalltezi @gakonst Can you give an example of designing UI without considering smart contract limitations?

Mistakes made: - not staggering workflow between FE, BE, solidity; so you have lags in productivity - not having an easy process to manage team work (eg sprints) - not designing FE/UI with smart contract limitations in mind. Started from UI design first; leads to backtracking decisions & clunky user experiences -not even considering devops requirements / potential burdens Unlocks: - for anything that touches smart contracts you involved a mix of BE/FE/ PM (whoever represents the customer user stories) in the scoping/ architecture design process before building - you hired ppl who have knowledge outside of their specific domain (potentially full stack) & are curious, take initiative & collaborative - you run a tight process between engineering & customer facing folks so you’re constantly funnelling feedback from the user -use clickup or something similar for assigning tasks. Let function (BE, FE, design, contracts) leads manage their own kanban board based on priority

@gakonst I’m looking for something like this, too. I’d be happy to help.

Is there any eng team lead support group in SF? I’d be down to organize if not / if high quality folks w problems and insights they want to share, i have a few of both.

@gakonst Biggest unlock: Trust. Let the team(s) do what they do best. As a leader, you are there to make sure the team is successful and reach their goal, but the team must execute on that directive however they see fit and in whatever way works best for them.

@gakonst Biggest mistake: giving too much autonomy. There is chaos and failure in structurelessness. If you aren’t in control of the situation, then you aren’t leading it. This doesn’t mean micro-managing the team, but it does mean providing oversight and clear, structured guidance.