Kevin Simler

CS question. Has anyone attempted a garbage collection algo using a local blockchain of alloc/dealloc via contracts? Memory=currency.

@vgr not exactly what you are talking about (very close) but are you familiar with @RELenski’s work? http://myxo.css.msu.edu/ 

@britt @RELenski umm that's a biology link

@vgr one last thing, I’m 80% convinced evolutionary biology is a better framework for understanding markets than economics.

@britt @vgr intrigued by this. can you give an example or two?

@KevinSimler @vgr now you’re going to force me to actually think about something that has been idly kicking around in the back of my mind

@britt @KevinSimler @vgr there is a school of thought. looked into it, was disappointed w/ lack of predictive power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_economics …