Post 688674 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
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(DIR) Post #601146 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-17T17:53:44Z
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Bittorrent > Blockchain
(DIR) Post #601164 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-17T17:54:43Z
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Bittorrent is all about sharing in abundance as fast as possible, Blockchain is about preserving ownership through inefficiency
(DIR) Post #601170 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-17T17:55:28Z
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One of these is extremely communist and the other is extremely capitalist
(DIR) Post #601268 by Mainebot@octodon.social
2018-10-17T17:55:49Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline the blockchain would be better if everyone just copied it for themselves. Then everyone gets all the bitcoins.
(DIR) Post #601270 by luna@cybre.space
2018-10-17T17:56:19Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline bittorrent has BEPs (BitTorrent Enhancement Proposal) which makes it better than bitcoin's BIPs because one makes BEEP other makes <not BEEP>
(DIR) Post #601278 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-17T17:58:32Z
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@Mainebot Those tastey bitcoins
(DIR) Post #601300 by Mainebot@octodon.social
2018-10-17T18:01:40Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline if you drill a hole in the middle of a bitcoin you can string a blockchain through them and make a fun crafty necklace.
(DIR) Post #601339 by reptilian_intern@cryptids.online
2018-10-17T18:04:07Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I see what you're trying to say here, and I agree. However, I value the privacy and security provided by blockchain based currencies.
(DIR) Post #601671 by carlosceb@mastodon.social
2018-10-17T18:24:10Z
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@SuricrasiaOnlineTrue that
(DIR) Post #601716 by carlosceb@mastodon.social
2018-10-17T18:26:42Z
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@SuricrasiaOnlineBittorrent itself is one if the most revolutionary, efficient and biggest global impact inventions of the century
(DIR) Post #604057 by Nick_Viz@cybre.space
2018-10-17T20:36:39Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I knew there was some fundamental disagreement I had with blockchain technology and you managed to put it into words for me
(DIR) Post #611990 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-18T07:42:28Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline digital abundance vs digital scarcity
(DIR) Post #612062 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-18T07:49:01Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline digital abundance vs digital scarcityI don't know witch one is better in the long run in a finite environment
(DIR) Post #612080 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T07:50:07Z
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@mymempool I think you just have to look at the gross power consumption of bitcoin to see your answer...
(DIR) Post #612121 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-18T07:53:44Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I think it is a tad more complex than just gross power consumption
(DIR) Post #612145 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-18T07:57:25Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Could Bittorrent be used as the tech layer of a new form of money ?
(DIR) Post #612181 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T08:00:58Z
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@mymempool Can we construct systems that don't require money? Can we share resources efficiently instead of imposing ownership on something as fundementally duplicable as data?My original is an apples to oranges comparison, but this is intentional. I'm trying to point out what kinds of technologies we cherish, and those that are shunned, because they either go against or support the economic systems we find ourselves in
(DIR) Post #612261 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-18T08:08:13Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I totally get what you mean.We "could" construct systems that don't require money. Should we ? Don't you think money is an essential human construct ?
(DIR) Post #617159 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T14:15:50Z
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@mymempool I don't have all the answers here of course, just opinions. I don't think money is an essential human construct, nor do I think it would be fundamentally valuable if it were.(cont)
(DIR) Post #617173 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T14:16:40Z
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@mymempool I think a big problem with money is that it is used as a indicator of value, particularly the idea that "a person is more valuable if they have more money." Stated clearly like that it's easy to reject, but it forms the foundations of ideas like "you should be able to pay for better medical treatment for yourself" which are not so readily rejected.(cont)
(DIR) Post #617245 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T14:19:52Z
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@mymempool This is why universal healthcare is so important. This is a scenario that doesn't require money to the "end-user." And if everyone's life is equally valuable, why should money ever factor into the equation?Of course money is still a factors at administrative levels, and I think this is necessary for now in order for the healthcare system to properly interface with the capitalist society we live in.(cont)
(DIR) Post #617271 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-18T14:22:14Z
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@mymempool It's kinda weird to bring up universal healthcare in a conversation about blockchain and bittorrent, I guess, but I think it gives you an idea of my general opinion on money.
(DIR) Post #688674 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T08:27:24Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Sorry, afk for a few days. Answers up in the thread 👆
(DIR) Post #688700 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T08:29:11Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline actually not an essential human construct
(DIR) Post #688802 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T08:40:32Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I think today's money fails globally as a unit of account : govs print money out of thin air since decades in order to sustain our "need" for economic growth (keeps social cohesion). Since 2008 this fake money has been used to save the banks (too big to fail). As a result, most of the money printed by govs never goes into the real world economy but into financial bubbles that enrich the already riches...
(DIR) Post #688874 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T08:53:48Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I have the chance to live in a country that provides universal healthcare, so I couldn't agree more. But we should recognize that when something is free (ie when we forget that things have value), we tend to abuse it. For example, France is by far the biggest consumer of medicinal drugs in the world, and french people don't have a better health or lifespan than others.
(DIR) Post #695036 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-22T16:36:38Z
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@mymempool I don't really see what you're trying to say with that screenshot. Is ATP really a molecular currency, or have we just anthropomorphized it as such? And even then, how does the existence of a molecular system that mirrors our currency systems give inherit value to those systems? Does it follow that biology always does things the best way, and we should always follow in its footsteps without considering other systems?
(DIR) Post #695115 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T08:42:46Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline In some countries (Venezuela, Argentina, Zimbabwe...), money fails also as a store of value, because of hyperinflation.
(DIR) Post #695116 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-22T16:41:43Z
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@mymempool I agree that the modern day value of money has diverged massively from what we should really consider to be valuable.
(DIR) Post #695173 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-10-22T16:44:42Z
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@mymempool I'm from Canada, another country with universal healthcare. There are always downsides to things, and nothing is perfect, so I don't contend that overmedication can be a result of free meds, however I think that's a small price to pay compared to the capitalist alternative, and could be solved without bringing money into it.
(DIR) Post #695640 by mymempool@mastodon.technology
2018-10-22T17:21:44Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline ATP is the medium by which cells exchange value (energy). I can't think of a system that does not process, stock, receive or send value to others systems, be it a living organism, a planet, a star, or a social construct. There is no such thing as a closed system, there will always be interactions to consider.
(DIR) Post #697856 by jeffcliff@niu.moe
2018-10-22T19:47:48Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline fun fact: there was at one point a torrent of the #bitcoin blockchain.
(DIR) Post #704659 by masklayer@slime.global
2018-10-23T02:03:04Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline blocktorrent