Researcher argues human nature, not AI, coding or marketing, is the ultimate 21st-century skill, claiming persuasion and psychology underpin every opportunity

Crypto already prices the psychology stack: Kaito brands itself as Attention Capital Markets, Pump.fun monetized 1% of meme-coin trades into $350M+ revenue in its first year, and Dan's own X article is sitting at 99,708 views with 35 quotes. The catch for DeFi is that attention markets now face AI adversaries, since a June 15, 2026 arXiv study found AI beat expert human persuaders across 18,978 conversations and raised nearly 3x more donations than UK professional canvassers.

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