I have to admit John Carvalho is an older OG than you and me. Hats off to him!
I respect Bitcoin OGs.
But his takes are really lame and he's bought by Tether.

DarthCoin

One thing I wish I realized earlier in life:

I've always been kind of rebellious against things like credentialism, or judging people by what company they work for or what school they went to.

But now, as I'm older in life, I realize that not having a prestigious label attached to your name really limits the number of people who are willing to spend any time listening to what you have to say.

So, if you're not entering into the conversation with some sort of "look at me" badge already in play, you'll have to spend years building up a reputation one contact at a time (or until you can acquire a badge)

tech

How to Fix Spam, Bots, and AI Slop on the World Wide Web - John Carvalho

Scoresby

One thing I wish I realized earlier in life:

- It doesn't matter how much you know, or how correct you are, or how insightful your analysis is, if people don't know who you are or trust you.

I've always been kind of rebellious against things like credentialism, or judging people by what company they work for or what school they went to.

But now, as I'm older in life, I realize that not having a prestigious label attached to your name really limits the number of people who are willing to spend any time listening to what you have to say.

So, if you're not entering into the conversation with some sort of "look at me" badge already in play, you'll have to spend years building up a reputation one contact at a time (or until you can acquire a badge)