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What does it take to make AI agents useful beyond answering questions? I explored how @OakAgentKit approaches this on Robinhood Chain, and why its approach to connecting applications matters. Here’s my breakdown. 👇

gm happy weekend 💕🌸

gm new day, new chances to get it right happy thursday ✨💕

sometimes i wonder if i’m actually making progress in web3 or just keeping myself busy. then i remember the things i knew nothing about a few months ago, the opportunities i’ve tried, and the people i’ve met. maybe progress isn’t always loud. sometimes you’re just becoming better at what you do, one day at a time.

good morninggg 🤍 let's all have a little win today, shall we?

We love the word “free” in Web3. Free mint. Free airdrop. Free testnet. Free points. And technically, some of these things really do cost $0. But 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. You can spend $0 on a campaign and still spend four hours completing quests, making transactions, joining communities and chasing points. Because money isn't the only thing you spend. You spend 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 too. And that's where “free” gets interesting. A project giving you something for free usually has something to gain from your participation. A points campaign gets you using the product. A referral campaign gets you bringing in more users. A testnet gets you testing the network and giving the team feedback. An airdrop gets people interested enough to try the product. None of that is necessarily bad. The problem is when 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁. You stop asking, “Do I actually find this useful?” And start asking, “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺?” Suddenly, a project can have thousands of people interacting with it without thousands of people who genuinely want the product. So maybe the better question isn't: “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲?” It's: “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁?” How much time will this take? Would I still do it without the points? 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁? Because sometimes the trade is worth it. Sometimes you discover a product you genuinely like. And sometimes... you've spent six hours farming 47 points and the project hasn't even said what those points are worth. 😭 “Free” can be a great deal. Just don't confuse 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 with 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁.

tuesday. no big plans. just trying to have a good day. gm. 🫂

me trying to survive another monday 😭 whatever today throws at you, handle it one thing at a time. gm. 🫂

mood because my blue tick expires this week 😭