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Apr 13Liked by Karena

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Did this Einstein brain in a boy’s body realize what he had just unleashed as he spun the technology on its axis? " Love this post, Karena! Teaching high school for 27 years helped me to never underestimate teenagers or judge their ideas by their clothes! His mom must have been so proud! Thank you for celebrating the contributions of young people - they give hope to the world!

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It really taught me not to underestimate the thoughts that my kids shared at the dinner table. I may not be able to understand or make the leap, but these young minds connect dots in a myriad wonderful ways!

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Great piece Karena! And thanks for the shoutout :) Hope Cohort 12 is treating you well.

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Thank you for triggering that memory. It tied in well with this week's prompt in Cohort 12 which was to look to our past for material. So win-win! Lots of new people to add to my WoP alumni community. I'll reach out again next time I'm in India (Feb 2025).

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Whoa, a very cool story indeed! Glad to know you’re back this cohort and hope to see you in the halls soon!

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It is wonderful to be back writing with such inspired minds!

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This is amazing! I love your look to the future and it’s no surprise (though very interesting) that you were in the room where the Ethereum announcement took place!

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Totally by accident, Michelle! I went to the conference because they promised a "primer on bitcoin" and god knows I needed some information!

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Why haven’t we talked about crypto Karena

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Apr 12·edited Apr 12Author

Probably because you know way more than me!! But we can start now.

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