Summer of Protocols

antimeme

Trickster embodies reflection coming into being; in him we see both the need for reflective consciousness (without it he suffers) and the rewards of that consciousness (with it he exploits the world).

— Lewis Hyde

If a protocol was personified it would probably take the form of a trickster

Bridge-building @ V6A Labs. SoP 23 ☀️

Fun fact: tricksters often hold the dual role of being a chaotic, deceptive figure AND sources of deep wisdom in many religions and mythologies...Loki, Hermes, Eshu, Anansi, Raven, the list goes on.