Friend.tech has dominated the crypto landscape as of late and it’s now breaking out into multiple mainstream non-crypto audiences. Should we pat ourselves on the back? Or do we need to more carefully reflect on the consequences of this new financialized social application?

Ryan and David give their raw thoughts on these questions and much more.

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0:00 Intro 5:28 RSA’s survey https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1693799871197622344 6:15 Sassal’s take https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1693803825747107973 9:00 How friend.tech works 13:00 Is anyone using friend.tech? https://imgur.com/uLOTIYB 15:10 Non-crypto influencers using friend.tech https://imgur.com/iq0lwlS https://www.bankless.com/can-friend-tech-go-mainstream 17:00 Anti-friend.tech takes https://twitter.com/AutismCapital/status/1693759402908815480 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1693977201618653260 This is a glimpse of a brand new SocialFi stack! https://twitter.com/nnnnicholas/status/1691591282395619686 37:00 David’s friend.tech conclusion (as of today) 43:52 Market Maximization & Financialization 45:31 Net Good vs. Net Bad? 49:53 Meme of the episode 51:31 Sleeping Dragon 52:46 Closing & Disclosures

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Is friend.tech Good or Evil?