I still think NFTs and NFT-like things are silly ideas. Whether they're called "inscriptions", "digital deeds", or "bobs". And the blockchain used to secure them is of no consideration to my argument. If I ever see compelling utility, I'll be open to changing my mind, and I'll let y'all know.

For the most part I think people's time preference is probably heavily genetically-influenced and to the extent it's environmentally-influenced, it's pretty baked in by someone's mid-20s. Decreasing time preference through learned self-restraint is probably just not a thing. External incentives are required.

Free media and free platforms are not free. We pay for them through loss of agency and the behavioral manipulation algorithms that drive their ad-based monetization. If one values human agency as critically important to the concept of human flourishing, as I do, then one might suggest there's a severely uncaptured externality here worth internalizing through policy. And AI now makes these a particularly pressing issue.

The fact that Geoffrey Hinton, of all people, has gone from a CBS interview a few months ago talking about how great AI is for everyone to full AI doomer in a short period of time is probably something worth updating your priors a bit on.