Allen Taylor's author newsletter for the week of July 15, 2024. Featuring flash fiction, a decentralized Web3 tool, and advice for Christian testimony writers.

Can a new project called Project Liberty acquire TikTok, turn it into a Web3 social media platform, and decentralize the Web again?

Venture-funded Web3 projects aren't as decentralized as they promote themselves to being. Whoever funds it, owns it.

Reflections on Web3 social media as we approach the end of the first decade. Why hasn't there been mass adoption?

Hive is a robust decentralized social community network with multiple front ends that allow users to choose which platform to post their content from.

The conservative wing of the Evangelical church has lost its way. We no longer seek to live at peace with our neighbors but to war with them over petty concerns.

The internet is a toxic place. Despite that truth, is the answer giving social media platforms carte blanche power to deplatform and demonetize, or is there a better way to control speech?

Hive is a blockchain that allows content creators and curators ways to earn from their social media activity. This is a breakdown comparison between author and curation reward earning potential on Hive.blog.

Why the Christian fear over cryptocurrencies and the mark of the beast is unfounded, and what Christians should be more concerned about.

When I think about Web3 social media, Hive is the first platform that comes to mind, and it is my favorite. Here are five distinct things that I like about the Hive blockchain and social media platform.