An LW idea I like is of parapsychology as a control group for science. http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ib/parapsychology_the_control_group_for_science/ … 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
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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I mostly just want to disambiguate "Ponzi-complete" connotations of PoW-style blockchains from the real properties of security, trust, longevity, democratization, etc. that blockchain-inspired visions aspire toward, which are values I hold deeply. Eg https://tonyarcieri.com/on-the-dangers-of-a-blockchain-monoculture …
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