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0 pointsrhcom28y ago0 comments

You might want to read about urbit [https://www.urbit.org/]. I think it might be similar to your thinking.

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I'm familiar with Urbit, and intrigued by it, and a big company deciding to try a project inside it is inarguably the best thing that could happen to Urbit; but I'm not very bullish on that happening, for a variety of reasons.

justinmk8y ago

Urbit is designed in theory so that proportionate incentives exist at each stage of adoption. Initially it will be curios only, like the interwebs in 1995. If it gains value then applications will be built on it.

Even if urbit fails, the theory is sound. It turns out economics is really effective. And advocacy (99% of the other solutions proposed in this thread) is as limp as it was in 2000.

rhcom2OP8y ago

I think that's an excellent way to view that project. Maybe something down the line can use some of Urbit's ideas.

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mundo8y ago

justinmk8y ago

Even if urbit fails, the theory is sound. It turns out economics is really effective. And advocacy (99% of the other solutions proposed in this thread) is as limp as it was in 2000.

rhcom2OP8y ago

I think that's an excellent way to view that project. Maybe something down the line can use some of Urbit's ideas.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse