P2P + ZK - blockchain offers significantly superior decentralization, efficiency, privacy, verifiability, censorship-resistance and permanence

The *only* thing blockchains are good for is strict global consensus

Alas, many apps are being compromised into blockchains because of financial incentives over rational ones

I keep saying strict, global *timely* consensus, because I suspect there are other ways to have strict consensus globally if you are willing to wait less than forever but more than 15 minutes.

Known for the everywhere.computer (/ec), /unglish (unglish.co.uk), the /secure-design WG, WalletUncon, Causal Islands + drumming in all-genre power trios.

Real World Ethereum 🌎 
building /daimo ✳️ 

Yeah true. Okay. Less than forever but more than an hour, or whatever bitcoin’s window is atm.

"Less than forever but more than 15 minutes" is Bitcoin