# Three quarks Deep dives into crypto and web3: what does the past of tech, culture, and economics tell us about their future? Page: Feed: --- ## [Persuasion Markets: A Manifesto](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/persuasion-markets-a-manifesto) _2025-07-18 · David Phelps_ Why opinions are the internet's next big native market ## [The Fat App Thesis](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/the-fat-app-thesis) _2024-12-31 · David Phelps_ Why the upside is in apps ## [The Social App Thesis](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/the-social-app-thesis) _2024-06-17 · David Phelps_ Why every winning onchain app will be social ## [Cosmic Timing](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/cosmic-timing) _2023-12-31 · David Phelps_ Seven Reflections for the End of 2023 ## [The Proto-App Thesis](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/the-proto-app-thesis) _2023-09-07 · David Phelps_ Why the next great wave of apps is already upon us ## [Economics of Love](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/economics-of-love) _2023-06-22 · David Phelps_ On Kenneth Koch's "One Train May Hide Another" ## [Bailout Brink](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/bailout-brink) _2023-03-14 · David Phelps_ The Tale of Two Bank Collapses, Or, How I Got Here ## [10 crypto predictions for 2023](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/10-crypto-predictions-for-2023) _2022-12-31 · David Phelps_ 10 predictions for what will be an incredible year for technology and probably a terrible year for finance. ## [Where Are We? Part II: The Cost of Being Right](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/where-are-we-part-ii-the-cost-of) _2022-11-22 · David Phelps_ What's happening in crypto is nothing new—it's a tale as old as 1848. ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Rxj7kjy4ZPgS) _2022-11-22 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [The Case for Modular Maxis](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/the-case-for-modular-maxis) _2022-08-11 · David Phelps_ Blockchains are defined by two qualities—they're sovereign, and they're permissionless. But are they mutually exclusive?