polynya
@polynya
A couple of years ago, I identified two main usecases for blockchains: objective money/finance and objective identity However, over time, I've warmed to the idea that objective identity does not actually require strict global consensus. A less strict, loosely ordered global consensus may be adequate Really, it's only money that requires strict consensus, or anything else of *temporal* economic value While identity does have economic value, it is in most cases non-temporal in nature, and can hence be achieved better with loosely ordered alternatives to blockchains
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RM
@ramon
I think we are going to see a huge change to ephemeral state versus persistent state. only persistent state requires consensus, the rest requires just conflict-resolution. My hunch there is that we look from system that are consequential to systems that are relational.
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John Hoang
@jhoang
What do you mean by temporal economic value?
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Connor McCormick ☀️
@nor
CRDT FTW
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Philip Sheldrake
@sheldrake
Can I point you this peer-reviewed essay I wrote on the matter: https://generative-identity.org/human-identity-the-number-one-challenge-in-computer-science/
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CryptoPlaza🎩Ⓜ️💜 OG449
@especulacion
I agree with that statement. Although, rather than just "money," I might expand the definition to "value," which is broader and where it’s harder to draw a line. Ultimately, we’re talking about private property. The rest, I believe, only needs to be interoperable, but we could move toward an architecture that resembles a database. I think L3s or LXs may ultimately function like application databases, with certain properties of transparency and interoperability.
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Nandit Mehra
@nanditmehra
What do you think about DePin as a use case for blockchains. Especially Storage networks like filecoin/arweave and compute/gpus like render/akash/tao
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Web3Aible✪
@axelis
strict consensus might only be essential for financial transactions, where timing and permanence matter most. Identity, by contrast, could operate effectively with a more flexible system, streamlining blockchain use, reserving strict consensus for truly time-sensitive applications.
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@naqu
So, which category does fc belong to?🤩 🤩
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@183aaros.eth
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