136: Metaverse with Daniel Liebeskind

136: Metaverse with Daniel Liebeskind Decentralizing the future can often lead to missing out on genuine human communication. Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia, talks about how they’re working to avoid that pitfall while building the foundation of a better online experience. Whether its his lessons from Burning Man, keeping the human spirit alive in today’s technological frontier, or how Topia fits in the future, Daniel has something for listeners. 00:01:34 Introduction 00:02:15 Daniel and early programming experience 00:07:51 How coding felt like sorcery 00:09:35 Skill trees 00:16:10 Second Life 00:19:56 Enhancing versus replacing real life experiences 00:26:28 A decentralized Metaverse 00:29:54 Web 2 versus Web 3  00:34:15 /r/place 00:44:16 Why boom cycles are important for tech 00:46:03 Topia for consumers 00:52:47 Topia as a company 00:55:50 Opportunities at Topia 00:58:00 Topia.io 01:03:50 Farewells Resources mentioned in this episode: Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dliebeskind/Website: https://medium.com/@dliebeskindTwitter: https://twitter.com/dliebeskind Topia:Website: https://topia.io/topia/careersLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/topia-io/ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on  Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our Discord Help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★