Re: <nettime> Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

[Patrice Riemens <patrice@xs4all.nl>]

On 2017-12-30 23:04, Matt Nish-Lapidus wrote:
> Do you see a possible scenario where it's not a nefarious plot, but
> instead that technology is invented, iterated, and adopted based on
> culture, world view, and politics that are often latent and/or are
> held in complete obliviousness?
>
> It feels like much of this tech (Bitcoin, or other modern economic
> "innovations" i.e. Uber) embodies a specific world view, economics,
> morality, ethics, and politics that the creators are not necessarily
> well versed in or even aware of, but has a huge impact on what they
> decide to do and how they do it.
>
> Nothing is created in a vacuum...


Cfm. It's called the 'Zeitgeist'.
HNY!
p+7D!
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