Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and creator of the 'Unsigned Algorithms' on the Cardano blockchain.In Conversation #76, Alexander and I discuss: why he had the time to read lots of books during his useless undergraduate, how he went about creating the code for his NFT's on-chain, his views on art and using new mediums for expression, why the universe isn't 'fair', how a lot of philosophy is all talk but examples of some practical philosophical books that are out there. Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro & useless degree(2:27) - Yukio Mishima(9:20) - Other Japanese authors and heritage(13:46) - Taking a compliment(17:09) - Becoming a writer(23:49) - What are Unsigned Algorithms?(30:33) - Optimisation Problem: colour vs form(32:59) - Creating limitations(36:06) - Compositions of unsigs(39:59) - Rarity is arbitrary(42:17) - Art is about the story(49:15) - Value of allocating capital(52:50) - Power law & uneven distribution(58:02) - Mind and body connection(1:10:00) - Not V2: What is art?(1:18:51) - Philosophy: useless sometimes, good other times(1:26:21) - Daoism, Stoicism, Absurdism (1:40:07) - Learn more Connect With Alexander:Website: https://www.unsigs.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/BzrutRYktWTwitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexanderConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show