I just watched a board of bigoted doctors approve the notion to move forward with anti-trans legislation to ban gender affirming care in Florida.
Trans people showed up today and they didn't listen to any of us.
I'm devastated
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I'm looking for new
#DeSci
projects to support.
If you have
-under 1k Twitter followers
-pre-launch
- Focus on social, political, climate, ocean, or medical impact.
Then let's chat. And if you don't fit into my above criteria let's chat anyways!
Regulation is going to force DAOs to really push the limits of decentralized governance without the use of fungible tokens. At talentDAO we are betting on modular governance based on reputation NFTs that are non-transferable.
I have paid myself 0 dollars from the talentDAO treasury since we started.
The team found this unacceptable and decided to give me a bonus after a stellar Gitcoin round. Just got a surprise notification of some DAI in my wallet!
Thank you all 🙏
I ♥️
@talentDAO_
Why are DAOs not self-hosting their own open source software more? Things like Nextcloud for a decentralized Google drive or Matrix client like Element for chat. Why is it Discourse is the only thing we go out of our way to set up? We can do better :))
I consider it a huge win when I lose a follower.
There are two hills I will die on:
- Crypto is our best chance to end poverty
- Trans rights are human rights.
If either of those statements bother you then by all means please unfollow. No, go fuck yourself AND then unfollow.
I am a self-sovereign worker. I believe LGBTQ people should have the opportunities decentralized work can provide. My mission is being threatened. I am being threatened. Florida is trying to eliminate trans people. I will not be eliminated so easily..
To the capital 🚨🚗🏳️⚧️✊
There's already an ivory tower forming on the topic of DAO Science. These people are the antithesis to the very ethos of what Decentralized Science is supposed to be. Partner with all the Ivy leagues and big brands you want. The real constituents of DAO science are communities.
I'm incredibly proud that talentDAO is so active in the market despite circumstances. It's a testament to the importance of our mission, the quality of the team, and the strength of the community.
The DAO's work in my absence proves we are very close to decentralizing for real.
I just funded over 100 grants and blew past my giving budget. There is so many more good projects tho so don't worry. I'm refilling the wallet and will be back at it tomorrow.
Tonight I pack up my car to drive five hours to the state capital of Florida to advocate for trans rights. Over the course of two days I'll be meeting with legislators to educate them or I'll be protesting in the street. Whatever occurs I will do my part.
They will see me ✊🏳️⚧️
I think a big problem I see in DeSci right now is the focus is on onboarding students who already have ridiculously privileged lives. Onboarding people from places like Harvard, MIT, and Berkely looks great for marketing but does it actually help normal everyday people? Idk tbh.
I'm hiring for a FT Head of DAO for one of the most exciting
#Regen
#DeSci
projects I've ever seen. Comment or DM to learn more. I'll give you a hint:
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
I'm looking for a UI/UX designer that wants to work on amazingly cool DeSci and DePIN projects to change the world for good. Must have a kind heart and be respectful. Must be open to feedback and willing to learn. I value humility, integrity, and initiative. DM me or comment.
I've decided to withdraw from all speaking engagements at ETH Denver and side events. For those affected by this decision I'm sorry to create additional work for you. This was ultimately the best decision for my well-being and a net positive for my team.
I'll keep it brief 🧵
At
@banklessDAO
we are innovating DeFi 3.0 protocols this morning on the community call:
Sleep-to-earn
Go to sleep and earn $REST
Stake your rest and earn $ENERGY
@TheRugNews
😂
@ErinInTheMorn
I remember one time when my friend and I decided to arm wrestle for funsies. She beat my ass and pinned me quickly. At the time I had only been on HRT maybe 8 months. She's cis gender. Cis women can and do beat trans women in feats of physical strength and athleticism.
@StrikeDebt
I'm just refusing to pay. I don't care if it fucks with my credit as it's already toast from financing various ventures.
Do you have any resources to use to protest debt collection?
An uncomfortable truth about being a trans woman entrepreneur is that when I started to transition fundraising got 10x harder.
I'm not saying your VC is transphobic all I'm saying is you ghost me after realizing I'm not a male 🤷♀️
If everything in Web3 is a public good then nothing is. We have really sullied the meaning of public good projects.
There are too many damn for profit VC backed corporations in web3 pandering as public goods projects.
Stop it.
I'm interviewing for a crypto job that's gonna pay me $230k a year lead their DAO initiative.
I'm also applying for a public policy position with a local human rights group that will pay me $55k a year.
If I get both offers I'm picking the policy role.
We are not the same.
New DeSci thesis: Science isn't strange enough.
How do we encourage innovation in a field that's encouraged to be safe?
Institutional science is too boring and derivative. Publish or perish mindsets have dulled science.
Make science strange again. What does that mean to you?
I just found out The Matrix was written and directed by two trans women and I love it that much more now.
That's right you cyberpunk transphobes. The epic movie series is a trans allegory.
How ya like them apples Mr Smith?
Today is a big day for a small reason: I'm officially sunsetting my handle "saulthorin" in favor of
@banklesschick
or just my name if you know me irl. This will make identity management and branding easier. A few brief reflections 🧵 ⏳
I had to put down my best friend and dog of 14 years and idk how I'll ever be the same.
He was a registered support animal and kept me alive and out of the darkest places of my mind when I most needed it.
Goodbye Solomon. Rest in peace my goofy baby boy. I'll never forget you.
@awrigh01
If you gonna shill DeSci then you gotta keep up with the pace of innovation! That graphic is outdated! Mine probably already is too. Don't sleep on
@talentDAO_
either !
Someone asked so here ya go. Here's what a Web3 native business card looks like. On the back is a QR code with everything you could possibly need to get started working with me. Notice there is no name only .eth addresses and a recognizable pfp. This is the future of work.
The last VC I talked with said I was too idealistic and they were not quite sure how our project would turn out. One week later we raised more money than any other DeSci project on Gitcoin.
Idealists change the world.
Built a decentralized forum on top of the
@ceramicnetwork
. The app is capable of token gating, custom onchain permissions, forum posts (ofc) and a live group chat :)) DM if interested. Semi-private alpha goes live tomorrow for certain communities.
The
@talentDAO_
newsletter just hit 1000 subscribers today. I'm proud as hell of this milestone. A free monthly newsletter run by a volunteer team has managed to have zero unsubscribes since genesis and a 40-50% open rate every release.
This document represents what is my guiding north star for why I left corporate to jump head first into crypto. DAOs are the future of work and will bring agency and freedom to those who deserve it: The value creators.
I don't think there's issues having
@BanklessHQ
and the
@banklessDAO
sharing the same brand name. DAOs do this and no one makes a big deal about it. Bankless doesn't have a branding problem. This was a momentary coordination error. A temporary snafu. That's it. It will be fixed.
Hey
#DeSci
friends. Show us some love so we can put an end to centralized academic journals hoarding knowledge. The Journal of Decentralized Work seeks to create an open peer review process with a DAO operated journal publication. Help us build the future of science!
The time has almost come, tomorrow we will launch the first ever Writers Cohort at .
@talentDAO_
to help scale the future of decentralized work, democratize DAO science, and bootstrap the genesis team for the Writers Guild.
Why you should join 🧵
I'm looking for DAOs who want help building health dashboards for their community using open source software and advanced analytics. Send me a dm or comment here.
I want to do some science shit for you
Hit 1000 newsletter subscribers
Hit 1000 in the Discord
Top 5 projects on Gitcoin for DeSci round
Reputation NFT drop
All within a week period. No paid advertising, shilling, or back door deals. Just months of consistently showing up and doing good work.
Probably nothing
Leaving a Web3 conference is always so weird going from solarpunk future vibes back to medieval genocide tones.
Like you worry if you forgot that cool pair of crypto socks at the hotel and I'm worried about getting arrested for using a bathroom.
We are not the same
I lost some followers when I stopped talking about crypto and started discussing my personal experiences as a LGBTQ activist. I might have lost a few degens and crypto bros along the way but I gained political figures, policy makers, and human rights org. And I'm ok with that.
We need more female delegates in DAO governance. How dafuq are we supposed to move the needle forward on DAO inclusion and equity if 99% of the people making governance decisions are men? Short answer - we can't.
What can I do to become a delegate for various protocols?
“We did it! LB 626 will not be moving forward. Abortion remains legal in Nebraska. We want to extend an extremely heartfelt thanks to the unceasing work of our community: everyone who called, rallied, and did everything to fight and defeat this harmful ban.
#NELeg
”
I'm pretty sure whatever research findings
@talentDAO_
uncovers over the next five years will be foundational to how DAOs are built over the next 50 years. We are just one good idea away from making history.
Have you ever had an aha moment so compelling you spring awake and begin profusely writing? Well that's me today. Feel like I really made some breakthroughs on effective DAO governance. I'm biased but I think the release of the talentDAO constitution is going to blow up.
Virtually every single DAO community I'm in right now is brainstorming ways to help protect data privacy and the right to financial sovereignty.
It's very clear if you mess with one of us you have to deal with all of us.
DAOs shine at collective action.
I'll still be attending all the events and rooting from the sidelines. For me personally though, I just prefer to work from the shadows. I don't care to self promote. I go to ETH Denver to have fun. If you want to talk about DAOs and the Future of Work I won't be hard to find.
I am obsessed with helping projects get from 0 to 1.
@BanklessDeSci
is going to mainstream scientific DataFi and makes Citizen Science more accessible to all.
@OpenCivics
is building a future where civic engagement is rewarded and democracy is truly decentralized.
The leadership opportunities at
@talentDAO_
right now are extensive. If I was new to DAOs and needed to build some brand awareness and credibility I'd hop into the tdao community and get to work.
That one post about looking for
#DeSci
projects resulted in 2 paid clients, 3 strong leads I'm still working on, and a half dozen projects I'm proud to advise. This space is so cool. Thanks for raising my visibility. It is seriously so important I get visibility in this space.
@micheleforfl
You are a wonderful human being and fighter for the people. I appreciate you and know that one silly moment does not cancel out all the real work you've been putting in for us 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💕
The only LGBTQ+ Rep. is sitting in on a committee hearing leg about the LGBTQ+ community. And, the Chair will not allow her to speak.
Florida Republicans are not only trying to silence us, but they are also trying to eliminate our community & said as much ON THE RECORD. WAKE UP!
There's a lot of people with zero organization design experience trying to build DAOs. As a community lead across several DAOs I notice most people solution is "just decentralize more." To quote one of my favorite movies: "I don't think that word means what you think it does."
So many more Gitcoin grants I want to fund and the matching pool is starting to dry up. Now I feel bad for waiting until the end of the round because my dollars have less impact. If your project falls into this category I'm still gonna give. Next round I'll get to you sooner.
Why do people hate Denver it's beautiful and has vegan food options, and queer friendly. I love that fucking city fight me. I'm glad ETH Denver is where it is. All of you clearly enjoy your tropical islands too much. A little cold isn't the end of the world.
I wanna start a tiny home DAO consisting of micro properties all over the U.S. and beyond.
We can call it tinyDAO.
I need to raise $100k to get the first home established and set up. Seems pretty feasible with a token even during a bear.
Update: WE DID IT! 🥳
We were able to contact the wallet owner through social and the good samaritan sent the funds to the proper recipient:)
It's small moments like this that reflect the best parts of humanity.
This student in Africa asked me for some money to help pay with school fees. I am broke by U.S. standards but they are a talentDAO community member and god damnit if I can help I'll always try.
Just one problem.. I sent funds to the wrong address 😭
Oof
Any ideas?
It's gotten to the point I feel like I don't have permission to relax or enjoy anything. I'm not allowed to fail. I don't feel like I'm allowed to breathe. I'm not allowed to be honest or vulnerable. I dare say founders are not allowed to be human.
ngl getting vibes from some people in a DAO they don't like female trans leaders. Well tough shit. Roll up your sleeves and get to work if you want to lead. They picked me because I showed up. Show up more. Simple as that. Leaders often emerge in DAOs. You let this happen.
How do you fix DAO governance if
a) the initial governance model at launch was trash
b) community already has expectations this is how we do things and doesn't trust you to fix
c) the whales like how it is because they control the DAO
Are we doomed to only backdoor politics?
I just got two of the coolest
#ENS
with personal meaning to me and I'm honestly surprised they were available.
Say hello to banklesschick.eth and descidegen.eth
Both of these describe me well
Hey crypto bros I have a tip for you. If you want to get a woman's attention she will find good hygiene more appealing than your NFT collection I promise. I can tell you that there is way too many of you at
@Permissionless
not using deodorant. Shower please 🙈
Post ETH Denver I've tried to take time off. So far this industry has sent one loud message to me:
FUCK YOU. NO REST.
I don't think you realize how bad my personal life is. I need help. And no one is coming. If I don't care for myself. Feed myself. Sleep more.. I will die.
I've been thinking really hard about some things at
@talentDAO_
and I think I've come to a decision
I'm considering no longer accepting VC
Let's walk through some of my thoughts as to why🧵 👇
Woke up angry that I work in an industry that doesn't value diversity.
Woke up angry that I have to fight and be a trans activist when all I want to be is an entrepreneur.
Woke up angry that I live in a world that makes me hate myself.
This world does not deserve me.
Thanks so much everyone for the rapid support and engagement. I'm so emotional right now. I feel scared, angry, and slightly helpless. But knowing you all care really helps in this dark moment of need.
Holy hell y'all take notes. Look no further than the
@PoolTogether_
merch store for inspiration on how to build a swag shop for your community.
I just ordered yoga pants 😁
Gonna be looking hawt as hell at ETH Denver with my birb swag.