An LW idea I like is of parapsychology as a control group for science.
lesswrong.com/lw/1ib/parapsy
To some extent cryptoeconomics is like parapsychology. It's the control group for economics.
Which means it's more than a new asset class or hedge against Westphalian order
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I don't think I understand the hypothesis being tested, though. That markets are easily manipulated? 😅
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You have a big enough ideological blindspot on the subject that I don't think I could discuss this seriously with you
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I'm mostly just doing the Wowbagger thing, sorry :/. I'd like to say I can't help myself but I'll actually try to stop with people I actually respect now.
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I mean, it's fine. Somebody has to work out the skeptical positions and create a balance of tensions in the conversation, but we're a few years away from pro/anti blockchain conversations being useful. Both sides have serious internal workings-out to tackle.
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