Been writing my thoughts and reflections down more recently to work my brain outside of coding, reading, and training. Finished my first essay in quite some time:
https://calva.fyi/thoughts/posts/nos...
Social-only has probably been focused on too much. However, we can’t and shouldn’t throw it out, IMO.
Social is the shared data layer of human relationships. The interoperability of that layer is the killer feature of Nostr. It doesn’t need to exist in one place or be a destination in and of itself… but if we lose that, I think we lose what’s actually revolutionary here.
Human civilization isn’t built on software. It’s built on coordination between people. Technology only matters insofar as it improves our ability to discover one another, build trust, communicate, and exchange value.
The revolutionary thing about Nostr is that the same identity, graph, content, reputation, and permissions can flow across applications without anyone asking permission.
So while it’s tough to get right, I still think that’s the foundation everything else is built on.
Social is the shared data layer of human relationships. The interoperability of that layer is the killer feature of Nostr. It doesn’t need to exist in one place or be a destination in and of itself… but if we lose that, I think we lose what’s actually revolutionary here.
Human civilization isn’t built on software. It’s built on coordination between people. Technology only matters insofar as it improves our ability to discover one another, build trust, communicate, and exchange value.
The revolutionary thing about Nostr is that the same identity, graph, content, reputation, and permissions can flow across applications without anyone asking permission.
So while it’s tough to get right, I still think that’s the foundation everything else is built on.
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