It’s a reinterpretation of time as a quantized process and object as empirically demonstrated by bitcoin.
Since both QM and GR assume continuous time, you could say it’s novel. But this is more a...
If you make a different set of assumptions, and draw a different set of conclusions, and don't back it up with the math to show that it agrees with observed experimental results, how do you know where the reinterpretation holds true, and where conjectures and conclusions become more misleading than elucidating?
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