The “wallet” metaphor for Web3 is unraveling much faster than the “document” metaphor did.
There’s probably going to be stuff like a “wallet object model” (WOM) and a WalletScript to manipulate it like JavaScript, for the DOM, etc.
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In Web1/2, “pages” that lived on servers wrote “cookies” on clients allowing for stateful personalization/customization. In Web3, you bake/collect your own cookies. The “cookies” live on the blockchain and you claim state by indirection. “These particular cookies are me.” 🤔
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It’s like workplace shared refrigerators where you label your food. Except your lunch sandwich is locked with your key so only you can eat it.
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Microsoft tried for years to make “passport” happen and Apple had “keychain” 🤔🤔
Not sure how those fit into this picture.
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passport > wallet
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Wallets are better than username/password but kinda more stressful. Now you have to secure your passphrase for life with no recourse. Lose the wallet, lose everything keyed to it. With great self-custody comes great responsibility.
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What's the longest thing (or combination of things) we currently memorize to secure our identities? SSNs in the US? I usually memorize my CC info and still remember one bank account number.
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Heh, I guess phone numbers both make our identities secure-ish (2FA) and more vulnerable (very exploitable 2FA). Like a public key you share with everyone but the private key isn't really under your control.
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