Archive - The Definite Optimist

Definite Optimist Roundup - April 11th

Founders Podcast, e/acc, and Focusing on What *Won't* Change in 10 Years

Apr 11, 2023 •

January 2023

Definite Optimist Roundup #8

Industrial Society, Robots, and Building in America

Jan 29, 2023 •

How to Solve Manufacturing's Talent Problem

American manufacturing has a talent shortage. What should we do about it?

Jan 21, 2023 •

The Battlefield is Everywhere

Cyber warfare is an existential threat. What should we do about it?

Jan 7, 2023 •

December 2022

How Payments Ought to Work

From First Principles

Dec 23, 2022 •

November 2022

Weekly Roundup - 10/31-11/6

Fast.ai, Cross Chain Tech, The Space Economy, and More

Nov 6, 2022 •

Week of 10/24 Roundup

AI uses in the wild, Solidity Developer Alpha, & Web3 Social Media

Nov 1, 2022 •

October 2022

Next Gen Social Media

A primer on web3 social, and why it might win

Oct 27, 2022 •

The Decentralized Web, Podcasts, & Mineralpoasting

More technical lessons on DDS, deep dives into the decentralized web, and mineralpoasting

Oct 24, 2022 •

Devcon, Technical Podcasts, & Open Source AI

Weekly Roundup 10/16/2022

Oct 16, 2022 •

A New Direction / Weekly Roundup

Rebranding to technical content + a roundup of my fav links of the week

Oct 7, 2022 •

July 2022

Definite Optimist Weekly Roundup #5

zkEVMs, AI Acceleration vs Alignment, and The Next Decade in Industrials

Jul 23, 2022 •

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