Dargoyle on Nostr: I've known of json. I've known of websockets. However, I've only known of this clever ...
I've known of json. I've known of websockets.
However, I've only known of this clever decentralized way to connect to one another – without some arbitrary gatekeeper with moral concern that begins and ends with shareholder profit using whatever technique maximizes it. Putting it another way, I'm pretty stoked to find this coalescence of fellow humans interested in the liberation of a liberated digital commons. That's a lot of the l-word. Brings me to nostr's seeming affinity for bitcoin and by extension, possibly a libertarian political stance. I'm sure I'm not accurately summarizing all of nostr. What I'm saying is that I just don't happen to be a bitcoin guy (well, I did get zapped 24k times but it was a fluke [involving a dominatrix. let's just move on]). To be sure, my personal jury is still out on cryptocurrency, but I don't even know about stacking ducks or corn any of that. Still, I'm definitely interested in a community asserting its agency to make decisions in decidedly decentralized ways. Nor are the centralized clowns in any danger. Their racket thrives on energy. (And no, you miners out there, I don't claim to know the score of who squanders more energy than who.)
This is sort of a long-winded way to introduce a piece I made just over 10 years ago.
It speaks to my persuasion (in addition to a wisp of the zeitgeist of the time) about the myth of progress and such stuff. It comes up if you hear enough people emote "I just looove technology!" They need to read more probably. (and a fine tech in itself!)
In the subsequent 10 years, it's only become more difficult to posit some dogmatic worldview with a straight face.
Nonetheless, I've met thoughtful, kind people here and I'd feel remiss to not show a little of my cards regarding such stuff.
Oh! and ironically enough, I'm a web developer. I perhaps delude myself that we can use this stuff like a nice light bicycle that travels freely and with conviviality – and without someone's orange bullsh*t hanging on it, weighing it down. (I think that's an amazon reference but ...)
I hope you like it:
'The House of Infinite Progress'
https://skits.netlify.app/stories/progress
However, I've only known of this clever decentralized way to connect to one another – without some arbitrary gatekeeper with moral concern that begins and ends with shareholder profit using whatever technique maximizes it. Putting it another way, I'm pretty stoked to find this coalescence of fellow humans interested in the liberation of a liberated digital commons. That's a lot of the l-word. Brings me to nostr's seeming affinity for bitcoin and by extension, possibly a libertarian political stance. I'm sure I'm not accurately summarizing all of nostr. What I'm saying is that I just don't happen to be a bitcoin guy (well, I did get zapped 24k times but it was a fluke [involving a dominatrix. let's just move on]). To be sure, my personal jury is still out on cryptocurrency, but I don't even know about stacking ducks or corn any of that. Still, I'm definitely interested in a community asserting its agency to make decisions in decidedly decentralized ways. Nor are the centralized clowns in any danger. Their racket thrives on energy. (And no, you miners out there, I don't claim to know the score of who squanders more energy than who.)
This is sort of a long-winded way to introduce a piece I made just over 10 years ago.
It speaks to my persuasion (in addition to a wisp of the zeitgeist of the time) about the myth of progress and such stuff. It comes up if you hear enough people emote "I just looove technology!" They need to read more probably. (and a fine tech in itself!)
In the subsequent 10 years, it's only become more difficult to posit some dogmatic worldview with a straight face.
Nonetheless, I've met thoughtful, kind people here and I'd feel remiss to not show a little of my cards regarding such stuff.
Oh! and ironically enough, I'm a web developer. I perhaps delude myself that we can use this stuff like a nice light bicycle that travels freely and with conviviality – and without someone's orange bullsh*t hanging on it, weighing it down. (I think that's an amazon reference but ...)
I hope you like it:
'The House of Infinite Progress'
https://skits.netlify.app/stories/progress