Welcome to Lowercase Weekend Reads. Our weekend reads highlight the most important articles of the week.

The Furry Lisa, CryptoArt, and the New Economy Of Digital Creativity

We are going on an NFT deep dive in this edition of weekend reads. This articles make the bold claim that Crypto art>art. Agree?

The Value Chain of the Open Metaverse

This one is on the long side but really a good piece. Gave me a good understanding of crypto art. 

The Dude Survives: Jeff Bridges on the Enduring “Big Lebowski”

The reason I love White Russians (ed note: odd wording but ok) and one of my favorite movies. 

Will NFTs Revolutionize the Art Market or Repeat Its Greatest Failures?

Another great take on the NFT revolution. Honestly I am still on the fence about the issue but I think it has a lot of merit. 

How to Put Out Democracy’s Dumpster Fire

This subject is a bit repetitive here. We know how bad social media can be for democracy. This article explores these things but also provides an interesting solution. This is my pick of the week. 

The Microwave Economy

“America has become a Microwave Economy. We’ve overwhelmingly used our wealth to make the world cheaper instead of more beautiful, more functional instead of more meaningful. We don’t value what we can’t quantify, so our intuitions are given short shrift. In the name of progress, we belittle the things we know but can’t articulate. The result is an economy that prizes function over form and calls human nature “irrational”—one that over-applies rationality and undervalues the needs of the soul. “ 

Amen Dave Perell