Spreading Knowledge - The Daily Gwei #276
Education can come from anywhere in crypto.
Yesterday, the Ethereum Foundation’s research team did an AMA on Reddit that was simply amazing - I learned more about a lot of things that I thought I already had a good grasp of. This is a major benefit of having direct access to the source - basically anyone could ask questions in this AMA and the researchers and builders who are leading the charge on the future of Ethereum would answer them (in great detail).
I think that one of the crypto industries main benefits is that it’s so easy to talk to anyone in this industry no matter who you are. Want to talk to the CEO/Founder of a project? Well then simply join the projects community channel (Discord, Telegram etc) and tag the person in a message. You may not get a reply right away, but more often than not the person will reply and will usually be open to long-form discussions and answering any questions that you may have. On top of that, as a builder or researcher you have plenty of people you can talk to from all across the ecosystem to get help or feedback - including even the most experienced builders.
The Ethereum ecosystem in particular is very inviting and I’ve always felt that no matter who you are, you’ll feel right at home in one of the various sub-communities that make up the “Ethereum community” as a whole. For example, I know plenty of people who don’t really care for DeFi (yes, they exist) but they absolutely love things like staking (and learning everything that goes along with that) and others that I’ve met are obsessed with NFTs. Of course, there’s overlap between all of the different Ethereum communities and that just makes it even better - you’ll constantly come across people who are very proficient in multiple areas of the ecosystem and are happy to share their knowledge.
Lastly, and what I find most special about this ecosystem, is that you do not need to reveal who you are to spread knowledge or be helpful to people. I mean, some of the most knowledgeable people that I know in this ecosystem are “anons” on Twitter and/or have hardly any followers. This means that no matter who you are or where you are in the world, you are free to provide education in any way that you see fit - whether that be on Twitter, on Reddit, via blog posts or even videos and podcasts (you can do these anonymously very easily these days). I’m always pleasantly surprised when I interact with people who are “anons” or have a very small following and they’re able to teach me something new - it’s honestly very humbling.
All in all, I believe that education is absolutely critical to every aspect of life and the more people that we as an ecosystem can educate, the better off we will be in the long-run. I mean, it’s the main reason I do what I do here at The Daily Gwei (and EthHub of course). But I’m glad I’m not alone in this effort - educating billions of humans takes the collective energy and resources of many and is an on-going journey - I’m just happy to be one piece of it!
Have a great day everyone,
Anthony Sassano
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All information presented above is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice.