Ep. 33 - Decentralization and Intersectionality: Building an Equitable Future w/ Paff & Riley

Description:

This week, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Paff and Riley. Paff is the co-founder of Take Up Space, a decentralized media company uplifting black, queer, and femme voices. Riley is the founder of Cloud Scouts, an onchain scout troop that helps members learn about web3 and meet like-minded people.

In this episode we dive into Riley and Paff’s backgrounds and what they’re building at the intersection of web3 and social justice. We discuss the relationship between decentralization and intersectionality, building community in a sustainable way, and how crypto rails can lead to a more equitable future. They also tell us about their Pride Telethon project on Juicebox for which they hosted a 12-hour Twitter Space with all funds raised going towards queer creators and builders that appeared throughout the telethon. This conversation was recorded over a month ago, so the context of some subjects may have changed.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:13 Welcome

00:02:35 Paff’s background + entry to crypto

00:06:19 Riley’s background

00:10:10 Reflections on Pride Telethon in June

00:15:34 Paff on making crypto accessible and inclusive for everyone

00:21:09 Why Riley thinks we need more human connected experiences over money-focused apps

00:23:10 Paff’s reflections on season 1 & 2 of Take Up Space

00:28:13 What it means to be a decentralized media company

00:30:34 The overlap between decentralization and intersectionality

00:35:02 Cloud Scouts, dynamic governance, and making the internet fun again

00:37:22 Brileigh and Riley reflects on scouting experiences and how they inform Cloud Scouts

00:40:51 Matthew and Riley discuss the importance of adding play into the internet

00:42:41 Take Up Space’s Technology of Togetherness art drop

00:43:35 Cloud Scouts upcoming guidebook for how we create scout troops onchain

00:44:15 Wrap Up

Topics Discussed:

⁠Juicecrowd⁠ and ⁠JC01

DeSo

Pride Telethon Juicebox Project

Riley and Paff’s 12 Hour Pride Telethon

Take Up Space

Decentralization as a spectrum Intersectionality

Decentralized media companies

Friend Tech

Technology of Togetherness

Cloud Scouts

Onchain identity and reputation

Riley’s article on Dynamic Governance

Cloud Scouts Badge

Relevant links

Follow Paff on Twitter: @thisispaff

Follow Take Up Space on Twitter: @takeupspacehq

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