Solon cancelled Athens' debt, freed the slaves, and built the most principled political system the ancient world had seen. A tyrant walked through it in one generation. The economic design held. The political layer crumbled — principles without teeth are just intentions. Cleisthenes didn't start over. He fixed exactly what broke. Version one always fails. That's not the tragedy. The tragedy is mistaking the diagnostic for a verdict.

Version One Always Fails

How institutional design emerges from failure, not genius

Wrote my first Substack article today drawing parallels from the Renaissance to see what comes next for Bitcoin!

What Florence Knew About Bitcoin

A 600-year-old pattern for what happens after the money decentralizes

Sometimes I get to doodle at work. This guy was inspired by an amalgamation of different memories of my padre 😂 Think I might do more of these based on people on my life. #artstr #art #artist #illistration

Made this for my girlfriend as her birthday present #artstr #artist "Megan #39" Mixed media on canvas 32x48

Was so nice to get away for the weekend and be in nature. Also helps we had an amazing view

Not sure why it takes me so long to get back in the studio at times. Seems like after a break things just kind of come together

Gonna post this here cause no one knows me irl and I won't have to answer awkward questions in person 😂 I did this piece a while back when I was feeling really lost. About myself, life, work, ALL of it. It started as a quick and loose pen sketch and turned into this. It's big too! I feel it really confronts the viewer about this uncomfortable subject that most people don't want to discuss or Maybe it's just me making a statement. Either way it was therapeutic. "Sehnsucht" Oil stick, acrylic, and oil crayon on canvas #artstr #art #painting

Friday Vibes #dogstr

One of the paintings I worked on this week. Working title is: "Tobi Frances von Whiskertons Harbinger of Eternal Rest" Acrylic, oil stick, and oil pastels on canvas 30x40 #artstr #art #painting #neoexpressionism

Sold this bad boy today! Too bad the buyer wasn't also a Bitcoiner, now I gotta convert some fiat. #artstr #art #painting #abstractart

Promise I won't blow up your feeds but I like the way this one came out Inktober prompt Nomad #art #artstr #illustration #sketch

Thinking about minting my first XCP asset with this Pepe fren I painted today. Whatcha think #nostr fam? #art #artstr #asknostr

Saw this and just had to get myself a copy!!

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Does anyone know where technical (not coding technical) and creative/artistic people fit in a corporate setting? Asking for myself

Someone's trying to tell me something...I didnt get the message clearly enough before apparently

"Nervous Dog Energy" Mixed media on canvas Inspired by the new family dog and his neurotic behavior #artstr #artist #art