Sat next to a guy at the gate in Dubai who looked like he was on his way to inspect a boiler.
Short-sleeve dress shirt. Pocket protector. Reading a Tom Clancy novel in paperback.
Figured he was a mid-level manager at a logistics firm or maybe a high school principal.
We got talking. I mentioned I love farming DeFi yield
He didn't ask "WAGMI?" or "What's the APY?"
He just chewed his gum.
"I made $9 million last year selling a PDF to DeFi protocols."
I laughed. "Sure. An NFT?"
"No," he said. "A PDF. A checklist."
This guy is 64. Spent 35 years as a Fire Marshal for high-rise buildings in Chicag