Blockchain, Totò and Trevi Fountain
An unusual take on public goods and digital scarcity.
Il punto di Giovanni
An unusual piece playing with the Italian meme about Totò selling the Trevi Fountain. On the age of digital scarcity, what does 'public good' really mean? Blockchain reopens the question in surprising ways.
Key takeaways
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Age of digital scarcity reopens the question of public goods.
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Blockchain lets us tokenize public goods — for better or worse.
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The meme of Totò selling the Trevi Fountain becomes real in Web3.