flix on Nostr: Today I met a very well intentioned and smart woman working on "public digital ...
Today I met a very well intentioned and smart woman working on "public digital infrastructure".
She had heard about Bitcoin, had not heard about Nostr.
Her main focus was the need for a digital identity. She had a list of positives for digital ID. How it would open access to banks, govt. services, govt. financial aid, etc, etc...
It was all about "banking the unbanked". The idea of debanking everyone and eliminating the barriers to entry that banks and govts. create was new to her. NOT requiring KYC to offer services was not conceivable. Her goal was to speed up and improve that KYC via digital ID.
It made me realise that what we have with Bitcoin and Nostr is incredible. Here anyone can create one or multiple npubs, nsecs and zap anybody else. No need to ask for permission. No need for ID or KYC of any kind. Nobody cares what your sex or nationality is. You could offer any kind of information service here and get paid without identity or even withour being human.
Making a permissioned system faster and more efficient is a waste of time when a permissionless system is simply superior in every way.
She had heard about Bitcoin, had not heard about Nostr.
Her main focus was the need for a digital identity. She had a list of positives for digital ID. How it would open access to banks, govt. services, govt. financial aid, etc, etc...
It was all about "banking the unbanked". The idea of debanking everyone and eliminating the barriers to entry that banks and govts. create was new to her. NOT requiring KYC to offer services was not conceivable. Her goal was to speed up and improve that KYC via digital ID.
It made me realise that what we have with Bitcoin and Nostr is incredible. Here anyone can create one or multiple npubs, nsecs and zap anybody else. No need to ask for permission. No need for ID or KYC of any kind. Nobody cares what your sex or nationality is. You could offer any kind of information service here and get paid without identity or even withour being human.
Making a permissioned system faster and more efficient is a waste of time when a permissionless system is simply superior in every way.