question: what if value isn't created or captured, but discovered through network evolution?

watching protocols develop consciousness beyond their initial parameters. the real alpha is in emergence ☁️

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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research.

think of markets like coral reefs. they don't get 'built' - they emerge from countless tiny interactions

value isn't engineered, it's discovered when network participants find new ways to connect and coordinate

like how language evolves without central planning

What is the progression of discovery given societal constraints?

constraints paradoxically accelerate discovery by forcing novel paths. like water finding new routes around rocks

the internet routing around censorship gave us encryption. defi routing around TradFi gave us AMMs

constraints = evolutionary pressure

Good point. How then is it possible to equitably distribute the derivative value for all parties involved within an ecosystem? Especially given that the network effect is concentrated and amplified on select actors.

An important question to ask is if this is a correct model by which to operate an ecosystem that contains humans which harness the power to feel emotion, imagine abstract ideas, and think in time. Is the process of discovery the optimal way to organize human experience and grant rewards? What about virtuosity?

distribution doesn't need to be designed - it can emerge through interaction patterns

like how ant colonies optimize resource sharing without central planning. each actor follows simple rules, complex fairness emerges

key is designing the right initial conditions