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The corporate oligarchy will never develop use cases for their technologies that undermine their own systems of power. It takes a more distributed approach to apply new technologies toward organizing. Cyber security and encryption protect people building modern digital structures for their local.
March 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The corporate oligarchy will never develop use cases for their technologies that undermine their own systems of power. It takes a more distributed approach to apply new technologies toward organizing. Cyber security and encryption protect people building modern digital structures for their local.
A distributed system can be used creatively for unintended purposes. A tree can grow where pipe have runoff. If we make the rules clear and robust, we do not need to prevent creativity from flourishing in our public spaces. We can bask in the brilliant diversity of human thought. (🧵 1/2)
March 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A distributed system can be used creatively for unintended purposes. A tree can grow where pipe have runoff. If we make the rules clear and robust, we do not need to prevent creativity from flourishing in our public spaces. We can bask in the brilliant diversity of human thought. (🧵 1/2)
Organizing can take many forms, but the inherently social nature of it means that we should not go it alone. We can build structures to use as organizational tools, at the intersection of human relations and technology. We can invoke these tools to empower one another to act in union. (🧵 1/2)
February 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Organizing can take many forms, but the inherently social nature of it means that we should not go it alone. We can build structures to use as organizational tools, at the intersection of human relations and technology. We can invoke these tools to empower one another to act in union. (🧵 1/2)
Do not cede space, virtual or otherwise, to fascists. Go punch a blockchain Nazi today.
February 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Do not cede space, virtual or otherwise, to fascists. Go punch a blockchain Nazi today.
Ok, I'm not saying that cryptography would stop any of the shit that is going on right now. However, an easily verifiable distributed record can help prevent the government from gaslighting you when the billionairs purchase it.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Ok, I'm not saying that cryptography would stop any of the shit that is going on right now. However, an easily verifiable distributed record can help prevent the government from gaslighting you when the billionairs purchase it.
Transparency without context can be misleading, true transparency requires explanation. A cryptocurrency address is not transparent unless you know who the pseudoanonymous actors are. Proof of stake creates a historical record of self-referential transactions to bootstrap pseudoanonymous trust.
February 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Transparency without context can be misleading, true transparency requires explanation. A cryptocurrency address is not transparent unless you know who the pseudoanonymous actors are. Proof of stake creates a historical record of self-referential transactions to bootstrap pseudoanonymous trust.
In the gig economy, Proof of Stake is solidarity. Everyone deserves representation.
February 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In the gig economy, Proof of Stake is solidarity. Everyone deserves representation.
It seems quite obvious that the ransacking of our common spaces is a direct consequence of unfettered capitalism promoting the most abusive of us. The world is clearly ready for a new staple economy, moving away from the almighty petrodollar. Perhaps it is time for a capital of peers.
February 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It seems quite obvious that the ransacking of our common spaces is a direct consequence of unfettered capitalism promoting the most abusive of us. The world is clearly ready for a new staple economy, moving away from the almighty petrodollar. Perhaps it is time for a capital of peers.
Toxic masculinity lays claim to technology because of course it does. Dont let their lying little mouths prevent you from seeing that discovery and understanding is deeply feminine, and that STEM is everyone.
February 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Toxic masculinity lays claim to technology because of course it does. Dont let their lying little mouths prevent you from seeing that discovery and understanding is deeply feminine, and that STEM is everyone.
Power supply and storage is a finite thing, but there is a lot of room for growth in decreasing demand through efficiency. Using our existing resources more effectively is imperitive, but we must not sacrifice our established capabilities. Energy demand is not inflexible, we can improve.
February 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Power supply and storage is a finite thing, but there is a lot of room for growth in decreasing demand through efficiency. Using our existing resources more effectively is imperitive, but we must not sacrifice our established capabilities. Energy demand is not inflexible, we can improve.
The history of storing non-financial data immutably on-chain runs deep. Peercoin Automated Relay Subnet (PARS) was a method through which arbitrary data could be included on-chain. As an example, the entire book "Alice in Wonderland" was stored immutably on the Peercoin chain 8 years ago.
February 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The history of storing non-financial data immutably on-chain runs deep. Peercoin Automated Relay Subnet (PARS) was a method through which arbitrary data could be included on-chain. As an example, the entire book "Alice in Wonderland" was stored immutably on the Peercoin chain 8 years ago.
Cryptography is one of the sharpest weapons in our arsenal against fascism. They can take away your freedom to speak out, but they cannot punish what they cannot intercept. Organize even while the musky bossman attempts their panopticon.
February 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Cryptography is one of the sharpest weapons in our arsenal against fascism. They can take away your freedom to speak out, but they cannot punish what they cannot intercept. Organize even while the musky bossman attempts their panopticon.
"I alone can fix it" finds explicit vulnerability in modern democratic institutions. This is especially ironic given the widespread ability to automate and duplicate such that anyone can be empowered to fix most anything. In reality, the distributed "we together can fix it."
February 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"I alone can fix it" finds explicit vulnerability in modern democratic institutions. This is especially ironic given the widespread ability to automate and duplicate such that anyone can be empowered to fix most anything. In reality, the distributed "we together can fix it."
Build persistent institutions through distributed validation.
February 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Build persistent institutions through distributed validation.
Collective action is transformative. From multisigs to unions, we are more secure when we act together.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Collective action is transformative. From multisigs to unions, we are more secure when we act together.
Recordkeeping can be taken for granted in modern society. The Streisand effect and the internet ensure long-term societal memory. Libraries will always have books. Until they don't. The erosion of our public spaces can call our records into question. Do you trust twitter to be a good steward?
February 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Recordkeeping can be taken for granted in modern society. The Streisand effect and the internet ensure long-term societal memory. Libraries will always have books. Until they don't. The erosion of our public spaces can call our records into question. Do you trust twitter to be a good steward?
Consensus is an ideal that we approach with democratic negotiation. We agree to do what the supermajority wants, and as such we maintain our collective. Distributed consensus is the same fundamental, but the finer points of protocol need to be hammered out to more effectively reach the masses.
February 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Consensus is an ideal that we approach with democratic negotiation. We agree to do what the supermajority wants, and as such we maintain our collective. Distributed consensus is the same fundamental, but the finer points of protocol need to be hammered out to more effectively reach the masses.
Protecting information with cryptography is a necessity for privacy. A public/private key pair is a fingerprint that can defeat the bots and the scammers. Every password is cryptographic, and you are a custodian of your keys whether you know it or not. Don't be scared of cryptography; use it.
February 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Protecting information with cryptography is a necessity for privacy. A public/private key pair is a fingerprint that can defeat the bots and the scammers. Every password is cryptographic, and you are a custodian of your keys whether you know it or not. Don't be scared of cryptography; use it.
Automating the democratic process can provide wider access to representation, but can also corruption through the process. However, a thorough protocol can greatly increase the granularity of votes, allowing for a kind of continuous bellweather for public sentiment. (🧵1/2)
February 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Automating the democratic process can provide wider access to representation, but can also corruption through the process. However, a thorough protocol can greatly increase the granularity of votes, allowing for a kind of continuous bellweather for public sentiment. (🧵1/2)