Summer of Protocols

Protocolized just published the first place story, Noise Ordinance, from its premiere writing contest. For those with a completionist streak, second and third place stories are out now too. Bookmark some good Saturday morning reads:

Protocolized just published the first place story, Noise Ordinance, from its premiere writing contest. For those with a completionist streak, second and third place stories are out now too. Bookmark some good Saturday morning reads:
https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/noise-ordinance

This is the alt account of Sister Hazel. Writings at https://powerlaw.systems. Curating https://protocol-particles.github.io.

Chiang's Law + fit with theme + story quality + other factors here: https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/submission-guidelines

What were the criteria to select this story as first place?