Chris Dixon on Read Write Own

Read Write Own (readwriteown.com) is a new book by Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and founder of the largest crypto fund in the world. It's an important work that is simultaneously the best crypto tutorial for newcomers and an accessible reference for experts. Balaji and Chris are long-time friends and worked together at a16z for years. Here they discuss Read Write Own and the state of crypto in 2024.
OUTLINE
0:20 - Read Write Own
5:04 - Why Books Are Much Harder than Essays
11:43 - Five Sections of Read Write Own
17:49 - Open RSS vs Proprietary Social
25:36 - Every Protocol Gets Global State
32:10 - Web3 Helps Developers
35:10 - Proprietary Network Lockdown
38:30 - Crypto Subsidizes Creatives
42:34 - Online Status and Virtual Goods
43:56 - Own Usernames like Domain Names
47:35 - What Digital Ownership Means
48:32 - You Don't Own Kindle Ebooks
58:11 - Collaborative Storytelling
1:01:07 - Digital Identity
1:09:24 - A Sincere Long Form Discussion
AUDIO
Apple: bit.ly/3udD08T
Spotify: bit.ly/3HB7qoD
SOCIAL
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[@remsee1608]

This Balaji guy seems pretty smart, he should start a network state

[@kobhi4ev]

I'd help.

[@BA-ve7xp]

He's so gifted, but needs to stfu once in a while "that's right"

[@amulpatel]

OK the 2 OGs on a podcast? Instant Click ... Wish this was a 4hr long version

[@Paperstreetcapital]

Awesome to have the two people together that have most shaped my view on crypto. Already preordered the book and amped for it to come out!

[@Tantodefi]

Love the part at the beginning where he explains dns and web1 it really proves my thesis that web2.5 gonna be huge

[@SaintClairNewbernIV]

I feel like I’m watching Chris through the peephole on my front door. 😂 Good interview!

[@salient244]

I still miss Google Reader to this day

[@transatlantic1152]

Historians will look back on that foolish deprecation decision as the turning point in Google’s decline. And yes, I know the stock has been up a lot since then. But let’s not confuse financial performance with goodwill, long-term business model durability, etc

[@karagefanboy]

Chris is a smart guy

[@LeoClark]

Hey Balaji you probably know by now but there is a freeze at 13:37 both on YT and Spotify

[@thenetworkstate]

Fixed!

[@RealVision24]

Verus Protocol is going to fill all the gaps that are in this crypto sphere and is already ready for use

[@cryptalista]

Great insights ✌🏼 💯

[@thewarrenwelsh]

bada bing!

[@mat_leo]

Gods amongst men...

[@therecyclingguy256]

It's called NOSTR

[@veejaytsunamix]

No mention of nostr. What a shame.

[@user-xi8tz6yf2e]

Please launch paperback in India

[@iangordon5611]

Composability? SEE PROGRIUM’s Tractor and Wanix.

[@badgovernmentwatch9428]

If blockchain is so useful, how come no one uses it? This is my refutation of the usefulness of blockchain and decentralized databases/systems. It's been around long enough for significant user adoption to have occurred - if it were truly NET value-add, and truly NET useful for users. I'm sympathetic to the aspirations and the (libertarian) values of independence, self-control, and decentralization behind much of the blockchain movement. But the costs/benefits balance just doesn't work - the proof of this is the lack customer adoption. It kind of reminds me of Marxism - good in theory in an ideal world but just does not work well in practice. Sorry.

[@remsee1608]

People in the 90’s: The Internet is so useful, how come no one uses it?

[@pepinzachary]

1) Almost all of blockchain's value comes from network effects - the more people are using it, the better it becomes, non-linearly. 2) The technology is quite limited - high transfer fees, expensive storage costs, high electricity use, etc. The philosophies are there, and I believe they're what matters in the longrun.

[@acoabobe2227]

wow, chris' employees tell him his book is great? amazing 😂

[@trvsgrant]

Stop thinking about the monetization and start thinking about community; they don't go together.