1119 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 18 Nov 2023 \ on: Accelerationism, Decelerationism, and Bitcoin bitcoin
- One of the fundamental principles of Bitcoin is storage. Of value, or energy, of time.
- The other is decentralisation. Reducing dependence and attack surfaces.
With those in mind, I do understand why different people in the community want to stick to traditional ways of doing things. To operate their life based on organic sound principles. Those tried and tested from history. If we all did the same, would the world be a better place? Most probably.
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Retooling vs Pure Innovation
In Bitcoin I see we are 80% focused on spinning-off the existing system but in a more decentralised manner. Copying what has worked for years now. Nostr clients replicating current social media & use cases, for example. LN payment processors providing fiat-like checkout experiences. This is great to onboard new users. But could we build bigger? I believe we have bigger brainpower than this.
I hope we can challenge the status quo more and build completely new experiences with sound principles.
Some crazy ideas:
- Shipping packages to city lockers, via Lightning. Why do we need physical addresses in 2023? Coordinates + blocktime = commerce.
- Geoarbitraged purchases. Minimizing import & sales taxes.
- Tiered Nostr IDs, with single login. A software wrapper to interface with centralised IDs like Signin with Apple. Moving away from one identifier for all.
- Powerful Wifi routers, extenders & satellite dishes that can be provisioned for mesh networking.
- Pooling computing resources and data storage for zaps.
- Recycle centers that instantly weigh, filter and onboard/pay people with Bitcoin.
- Peer to peer personal security/travel/chauffeur services. G4S but for sovereign individuals.
- 3D printable chips & electronic circuitboards for IOT at home, with guides & supplies (for kids too).
- Illuminating clothing with zaps (ultra low power Bluetooth).
- Private healthcare, microbiome or genetic analysis kits with provable privacy.