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Mark Fishman
@mark #4256
Interested in human flourishing & social infrastructure | slowly building /firstdraft | markfishman.xyz
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LinkedIn will send notifications about the most irrelevant things possible
but not a single peep when people comment on your first post in two years
but not a single peep when people comment on your first post in two years
Was sick for much of last week so didn’t exercise much but picked up a reading habit :)
I also didn’t work last week and it seems like I’ve tied meditation to “starting the day” 🧐
Interested to see what happens this week now that I’m back home and starting a new job!
I also didn’t work last week and it seems like I’ve tied meditation to “starting the day” 🧐
Interested to see what happens this week now that I’m back home and starting a new job!
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Mark Fishman
@mark·15:08 31/03/2025
Okay I dropped the ball this week but whatever
Traveling the next several days so will try out a digital tracker and see how it goes
Traveling the next several days so will try out a digital tracker and see how it goes
Happy Monday from Moose!
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Mark Fishman
@mark·15:03 31/03/2025
Happy Monday from Moose
Today is Day One at my new job – the first time I’ve had full-time employment in 22 months. This past chapter was a mix of contracting, freelancing, bootstrapping, tinkering, advising, and general exploring.
It is true that not all who wander are lost, but at many times throughout this period, I felt that way. After being laid off in June 2023, just six months into my job, I needed a break from corporate life and felt destined to explore more independent paths. The past two years have been stimulating yet professionally isolating, full of possibilities but devoid of structure. I’m excited about the new constraints I’ve chosen for myself.
It is true that not all who wander are lost, but at many times throughout this period, I felt that way. After being laid off in June 2023, just six months into my job, I needed a break from corporate life and felt destined to explore more independent paths. The past two years have been stimulating yet professionally isolating, full of possibilities but devoid of structure. I’m excited about the new constraints I’ve chosen for myself.
It’s so cute when ChatGPT (4.5) gives itself human qualities without any instructions to play a specific role
“I appreciate…”
“… is so relatable”
“I really resonate with…”
“I appreciate…”
“… is so relatable”
“I really resonate with…”
I’m writing a longer, personal essay this weekend and it’s amazing how many of my recent /firstdraft posts I’m referencing
Sometimes writing is great for leaving breadcrumbs to your future self
Sometimes writing is great for leaving breadcrumbs to your future self
Related idea I had recently: coining all content won’t free creators, it’ll just mean they’re creating for “the market” instead of “the algorithm”
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ted (not lasso)
@ted·04:47 11/04/2025
my loosely held, emerging opinion on crypto’s parallels to fast fashion:
the fashion industry produces over 100b products a year, with SHEIN alone adding 10k new product per day (!!). the average product is worn 7-10x before it’s discarded.
imo the SHEIN-ification of fashion hasn’t been a net good. it has eroded the cultural and material value of what we wear.
people don’t build identities around disposable clothes the same way they build identities around LVMH, Rolex, Levi’s, and other enduring brands that compound meaning over time.
the “everything is a token” mantra puts crypto much closer to SHEIN than to LVMH. what once required thought and community (launching a token) has become a game of quantity over quality, and humans aren’t built for infinite new things.
the “conceptual Dunbar’s Number” puts a psychological cap on what we can meaningfully track and care about and so the norm in fashion will too apply to crypto: engage an average of 7-10x (if that!) before discarding.
the fashion industry produces over 100b products a year, with SHEIN alone adding 10k new product per day (!!). the average product is worn 7-10x before it’s discarded.
imo the SHEIN-ification of fashion hasn’t been a net good. it has eroded the cultural and material value of what we wear.
people don’t build identities around disposable clothes the same way they build identities around LVMH, Rolex, Levi’s, and other enduring brands that compound meaning over time.
the “everything is a token” mantra puts crypto much closer to SHEIN than to LVMH. what once required thought and community (launching a token) has become a game of quantity over quality, and humans aren’t built for infinite new things.
the “conceptual Dunbar’s Number” puts a psychological cap on what we can meaningfully track and care about and so the norm in fashion will too apply to crypto: engage an average of 7-10x (if that!) before discarding.
StreetEasy does some of the best NYC-centric marketing out there
Their newest campaign hits hard
https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/campaign-of-the-week-streeteasy-new-real-estate-campaign-reminds-new-yorkers-what-they-will-miss-if-they-leave-new-york-city
Their newest campaign hits hard
https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/campaign-of-the-week-streeteasy-new-real-estate-campaign-reminds-new-yorkers-what-they-will-miss-if-they-leave-new-york-city
Okay I know this is silly but actually there's research that increasing water pressure actually reduces shower times *and* the total amount of water used!
https://x.com/ianwalker/status/1765639947720019988
https://x.com/ianwalker/status/1765639947720019988
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↑langchain 🎩
@langchain·13:54 10/04/2025
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Wanted: sitter for Moose on Saturday April 20th!
(Saturday morning - Sunday morning)
He’s a lot of puppy energy but also a great cuddler once he’s tired :)
DC me for details / application
(Saturday morning - Sunday morning)
He’s a lot of puppy energy but also a great cuddler once he’s tired :)
DC me for details / application
Great round of /firstdraft submissions this past week! Check out the writing from @firstdraftclub members in the thread
P.S. congrats to @robhardy.eth on your first /firstdraft!
P.S. congrats to @robhardy.eth on your first /firstdraft!
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First Draft Club
@firstdraftclub·01:58 10/04/2025
Congrats to all who wrote a /firstdraft this past week!
First Draft Club members who wrote received $5 back: https://basescan.org/tx/0xc48364afa2edba3a56bbfaa2d2309334d303074f1f803fd29abf58ddb647cbdb
Below is a thread of each member's submissions👇
First Draft Club members who wrote received $5 back: https://basescan.org/tx/0xc48364afa2edba3a56bbfaa2d2309334d303074f1f803fd29abf58ddb647cbdb
Below is a thread of each member's submissions👇
What’s your favorite advice for someone starting a new job?
I love public transit as much as any New Yorker
but I’m going to take a car from EWR to Brooklyn almost every time
but I’m going to take a car from EWR to Brooklyn almost every time
A book is gentle but effective track for attention, like grooves in a path. When my mind is wayward, a book offers a chance to “lock in” and build momentum, before exiting gracefully on my own terms.
The April challenge for @firstdraftclub is live!
30,000 $higher will be split between members who post in /firstdraft in 3 of the 4 weeks this month
Deadlines are Sundays: April 6, 13, 20, 27
30,000 $higher will be split between members who post in /firstdraft in 3 of the 4 weeks this month
Deadlines are Sundays: April 6, 13, 20, 27
I don’t trade crypto and barely know what this means but I feel like Matcha should continue not supporting limit orders on Base
because once they do I’ll never hear about the product again
because once they do I’ll never hear about the product again
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I know it’s a meme but today I confirmed the Farcaster office is literally a 30 second walk from Erewhon
makes sense now
makes sense now
Congrats to the @firstdraftclub members who completed the March challenge!
Here's who split the 20,000 $higher prize pool:
@jachian
@pichi
@bradq
@0xtheweb3nerd
@ramina13
@sean07.eth
(+ myself)
Here's who split the 20,000 $higher prize pool:
@jachian
@pichi
@bradq
@0xtheweb3nerd
@ramina13
@sean07.eth
(+ myself)
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The location feature on Farcaster is great but I wish I could set a “home” location so people don’t accidentally think I live in LA while I’m here this week 🥲
