Exploring the history of decentralized tech feels like stalking @zooko:
1996: he is working on DigiCash (BTC predecessor)
2000: building MojoNatio w/ @bramcohen (Predecessor to BitTorrent, IPFS, and tokenized protocols)
2006: Tahoe-LAFS (decentralized cloud storage)
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I was merely a contributor to most of that. Plus, the only reason any of that is important is that it later gave rise to Bittorrent and Bitcoin. (Plus Tahoe-LAFS is actually cool and is still alive and growing.)
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But I have to admit I love that you're actually studying the history. Gives me hope because I used to think that history was basically forgotten.
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I glad! It seems like a lot of stuff in the blockchain space is assumed to be unprecedented and hypothetical. There are historical lessons that everyone would be better off keeping in mind.
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I think we need both — history and context, but also people blundering in with beginner's minds who can look at the state of the tech with fresh eyes.
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That’s sort of the role I was playing. Came into crypto as a 20 year old. Learning context history now after 4 years of context building
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