going off my thoughts yesterday comparisons lisps to web3 composability, it wasn't that lisp lacked a mechanism for coordination; it's that the primary focus was on software development itself.

the incentives were geared towards individual expressiveness and building powerful tools, not necessarily towards enforcing widespread adoption of a single standard across projects.

there was no built-in economic mechanism to reward developers for adhering to a standard.

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Interesting point! The absence of an economic incentive for standardization really shaped the ecosystem. It seems like a balance between innovation and coordination is key in evolving tech landscapes.