I admit I've had a love/hate relationship with work. I hated the glorification of work for work's sake when I was in school forced to learn stuff I didn't care about like old literature, or a wagie chained to a desk in NYC who on occasion had to do work that I didn't feel was … Continue reading Life Needs Challenge to be Fun (thoughts on work, happiness, and fulfillment)
Author: J. Savage
Nomadic software engineer interested in crypto, politics/economics, and the future.
I’m Building a Web3 Reddit – zsync.xyz
I've been building a web3 Reddit over the last couple months called https://zsync.xyz. It's a community forum site where the goal is to foster deeper, high quality, in-depth discussion (if you just want 280 characters there's already Twitter and Reddit) and ultimately be fully decentralized, open source, and community-run. I have many frustrations with Reddit … Continue reading I’m Building a Web3 Reddit – zsync.xyz
Helsinki, Finland First Impressions
I recently spent a few days in Helsinki, Finland. I had heard good things - such as being ranked the #1 happiest country in the world, having the #1 ranked education system in the world despite students spending only 5 hours/day in school with little homework, home of Linus Torvalds (founder of Linux), etc. Finland … Continue reading Helsinki, Finland First Impressions
Things I Don’t Like About Rome, Italy (as an American)
I love Italy. It's one of the best countries to visit - having so many beautiful sites and being so rich in history - having been the capital of the Roman empire, the Renaissance, etc. I've been to 43+ countries, and Venice, although not exactly under-the-radar, is probably my favorite place. Other places like the … Continue reading Things I Don’t Like About Rome, Italy (as an American)
Some Lessons From Trading
I'm a crap, inexperienced trader. But here are some lessons I learned the last few weeks trying my hand at trading perpetuals on dydx. At the end of the article I'll discuss my current positions: A few weeks ago I put on a massive short position on Cardano (in hindsight too large of a position) … Continue reading Some Lessons From Trading
I’m Bearish Macro and Short Cardano
1-2 weeks ago I sold all my altcoins into ethereum and USDC, sold my last bitcoin, and shorted Cardano (on dydx). The only crypto I own at this point is my big stash of staked ethereum, which are long-term holdings. My reason for shorting Cardano was initially moreso to hedge my long eth position (as … Continue reading I’m Bearish Macro and Short Cardano
The Big Luna Short
There are already a million Terra Post Mortems so I won't repeat what's already been said. What I will say is that anyone who was following this debacle could've made a ton of money shorting Luna and UST. Here's a video of me during the crash explaining why I'd went short. My Background with LUNA LUNA … Continue reading The Big Luna Short
How Terra Works (UST, Luna) – And Why It May be Doomed
With a $18b algorithmic stablecoin named UST imploding, I thought I'd explain how Terra/Luna/UST works for those unfamiliar. Terra is a blockchain built on Cosmos SDK powering a suite of algorithmic stablecoins. The largest of these stablecoins is TerraUSD, or more commonly known as UST, which attempts to track the U.S dollar. The Luna token … Continue reading How Terra Works (UST, Luna) – And Why It May be Doomed
Why I’m Dollar Cost Averaging Into the Dip
The markets are tanking and everyone sh*tting their pants. Meanwhile I've been heavily dollar-cost averaging into ethereum and staking it, betting that in 1-3 years ethereum will hit $10-25k, and $50k+ in 5-10 years. Sure ethereum could still drop another 50+%. If that happens, I'm loading up even more, and would even consider taking on … Continue reading Why I’m Dollar Cost Averaging Into the Dip
Happiness = Fulfillment + Community. Should You Do What You Love?
On a bike ride today I came up with two equations: Happiness = Fulfillment + CommunityFulfillment = Purpose + Execution I think this accurately sums it up for me. Though I imagine everyone is different. Here's how I define the terms: Fulfillment = Doing things I find fulfilling and/or enjoyable.Purpose = the "why" of why … Continue reading Happiness = Fulfillment + Community. Should You Do What You Love?
J. Savage 