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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯trump just signed an executive order "paving the way" for private equity, venture capital, and crypto companies to loot americans' 401k retirement accounts<a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/366046/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/366046/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#401k</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privateEquity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VCs</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ventureCapital</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a16z</a>

hamish campbell<a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@evan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Edent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Edent</a> If you look through the lens of native/western histories — indigenous struggles vs colonial modernity — the same pattern plays out again and again: the native path is degraded, disrespected, overwritten. In tech, it’s no different. You see it when horizontal, trust-based networks get steamrolled by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NGO</a> capture, institutional gatekeeping, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a>-funded platforms that sell convenience and control.<a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native/</a>

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Nonilex</a> for those looking to understand what kind of person Kyle Samani is:<a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113889816686824845" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113889816686824845</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VCs</a>

Hamish CampbellUnderstanding the #nastyfew: human parasites in the era of #climatechaos and social breakdown In this accelerating collapse – where #climatechaos spirals and #neoliberalism guts the very idea of society – we urgently need to confront a painful truth: it’s simple, the #nastyfew are a parasite class. And that this class feeds on the very foundations of well-being, survival, and joy that the majority of the global population desperately needs. They are the ones who keep the engines of destruction humming, not out of necessity, but out of greed and fear of irrelevance. These people and […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/understanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/understanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown/</a>

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️<a href="https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@blogdiva</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sarahtaber</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@sidereal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sidereal</a> Referring to the Newsom item about venture capitalists for Kamala pushing anti progressive policies, it strikes me that 1) people think in terms of finite pies and 2) don’t really understand economics. I believe this is why these same Thiellites can’t relate to art unless it makes money. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VentureCapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VentureCapitalist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a>

Koen Hufkens, PhDThis is why I don't make "community contributions" to "open platforms" which don't have some very solid legal framework for governance in place.They sell out to VC and rug pull hard on the community that provides the bulk of their data and value.<a href="https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshitification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rugpull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rugpull</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#venturecapital</a>

Aral BalkanThis is the Silicon Valley “startup” model. Startups are not long-term sustainable businesses or small businesses. A startup is a temporary business designed to either grow exponentially and exit (sell) or to fail fast.<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startups</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ventureCapital</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a>

Aral BalkanA little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.The way VC works:1. You get VC 2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast) 3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DuckDuckGo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ventureCapital</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a>

Kzad_Bhatis it just me or has every <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/techbro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techbro</a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a> idiot either NOT read #1984 by <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GeorgeOrwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeorgeOrwell</a> and are thinking the light at the End of The <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> Tunnel is something other than a reflection or an oncoming train and are abusing it to realize their <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/technofascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technofascist</a> wet dream?

Michael NordmeyerBeing financially extremely successful rots men’s brains. And if they then become a VC to perpetuate their success by doing even less work than before, all is lost:<a href="https://wapo.st/4eVNahl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/4eVNahl</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Founder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Founder</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/SurvivorsBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurvivorsBias</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VentureCapital</a>

timOpenID for Verifiable Presentations 1.0 is now final! This is the core presentation protocol used with the Digital Credentials API.<a href="https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-presentations-1_0-final.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-presentations-1_0-final.html</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oid4vp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oid4vp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vdc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mdl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mdl</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/sdjwt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sdjwt</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/eudiw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eudiw</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dcapi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dcapi</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalcredentials</a>

MatasoftWant to know how AI can find the lead partner in thousands of VC deals? Our article shows you how! Read more: <a href="https://matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/index.php/un-perplexed-spready/un-perplexed-spready-various-articles/149-comparison-of-various-perplexity-ai-models-in-a-real-life-use-case" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/index.php/un-perplexed-spready/un-perplexed-spready-various-articles/149-comparison-of-various-perplexity-ai-models-in-a-real-life-use-case</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIAutomation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VentureCapital</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/PerplexityAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PerplexityAI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Perplexity_AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Perplexity_AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIComparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIComparison</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/BusinessResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BusinessResearch</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Spreadsheets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spreadsheets</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/DataAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataAutomation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/CostEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CostEfficiency</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIModels</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataScience</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/BusinessIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BusinessIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Automation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/PerplexityAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PerplexityAI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Perplexity_AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Perplexity_AI</a>

timThe First Public Working Draft of the W3C Digital Credentials API is now published 🎉<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/digital-credentials/latest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.w3.org/TR/digital-credentials/latest</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dcapi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dcapi</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vdc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalcredentials</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mdl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mdl</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/sdjwt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sdjwt</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a>

Hamish CampbellRise and Fall of Grassroots #OpenWeb To understand where the #Fediverse and the #OpenSocialWeb are heading, and how not to lose our way, we need to reflect on where we’ve come from. The history of grassroots #openweb activism offers both inspiration and hard lessons.Foundations are built by real people, social movements start local, they begin with people on the margins – those directly affected by injustice – taking action with the tools they have. In the late ’90s and early 2000s, tech projects like #Indymedia were the […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/rise-and-fall-of-grassroots-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/rise-and-fall-of-grassroots-openweb/</a>

Brian DearThe epitome of Silicon Valley: a startup to help people “cheat on everything.” Best three-word summary of the history of America from 1492 onwards.The perfect Trump-era fraud. And OF COURSE a16z would rush in to fund this crap. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startups</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a16z</a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/cluely-a-startup-that-helps-cheat-on-everything-raises-15m-from-a16z/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/cluely-a-startup-that-helps-cheat-on-everything-raises-15m-from-a16z/</a>

CHP Ventura (bot)🔥 Moorpark Us101 N / Wendy Dr **Report of Fire** 8:19 PM <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CHP</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VenturaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VenturaCounty</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a>

timHere's my slides from my session at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Identiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identiverse</a> 2025: Passkeys and Verifiable Digital Credentials: Friends or Foes?<a href="https://blog.timcappalli.me/p/preso-idv25/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.timcappalli.me/p/preso-idv25/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passkeys</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vdcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vdcs</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/verifiablecredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#verifiablecredentials</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalcredentials</a>

Jonathan Kamens 86 47I don't hang out on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> and I'm all in on the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>, but I have to admit that when I occasionally go over to Bluesky to see a thread that somebody has linked here or that was bridged here via <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BridgyFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BridgyFed</a>, I find that the comments on the thread tend to be quite good. There's definitely an early-Twitter-before-it-turned-to-shit vibe to it. Mind you, I don't think it will last, because everything backed by <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> eventually eventually enshittifies, but right now, it really is pretty good.

CHP Ventura (bot)🔥 Moorpark Us101 S / No Conejo Scales **Car Fire** 1:21 PM <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CHP</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VenturaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VenturaCounty</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a>

Aral Balkan“We’re building services that improve the personal computing experience by understanding your unique context and taking action at your command. When you use our services, you’re trusting us to handle your personal data.”<a href="https://sky.app/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sky.app/privacy</a>A VC-backed startup with Sam Altman as their lead investor* wants the keys to your Mac.Yeah, no.* <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/software-applications-incorporated-seed--db0eafa1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/software-applications-incorporated-seed--db0eafa1</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/Sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sky</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SamAltman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamAltman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114586346228814327" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114586346228814327</a>

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