an ode to [the thing] crypto is built on a circle of trust—every intro you give, every room you bring a newcomer into is your stamp of approval that this individual is worthy of trust the process of taking a project from zero to one has become over commodified, fundraising to some extent now feels like a game of pillage or be pillaged it’s an out of body experience to see multiple folks you knew were bad actors / something was off about them end up on the cover of news stories years later for under the table dealings authentic, genuine, organic grassroot movements of trust, of folding in friends you trust into a larger circle of trust, then supporting the work of that group of actors you know to be non value extractive is the way vibe check absolutely slaying kill it kings