arkinox on Nostr: There are two powerful new ideas I gained during my trip to #nostrasia and I think ...
There are two powerful new ideas I gained during my trip to #nostrasia and I think they are important primitives that I can build on:
1. Protecting property is necessary because property is finite. Intellectual property should not be protected by patent laws because the use of an idea does not diminish nor deplete the value of the idea. Ideas are infinite and do not get consumed. In fact, network effects may increase their value.
2. It's very difficult for a digital system to know with certainty where you are physically located on the planet because you can easily lie to sensors in your device. Whatever signal your GPS sensor sends is blindly trusted by your device; bypassing the sensor allows you to send any signal you want. There is no validation. However, #cyberspace creates a digital system where you can only exist in one location at any given time because it is validated, and since the opportunity cost of being in any given location excludes all others, this makes the location you occupy much more certain and real than simply trusting a sensor.
1. Protecting property is necessary because property is finite. Intellectual property should not be protected by patent laws because the use of an idea does not diminish nor deplete the value of the idea. Ideas are infinite and do not get consumed. In fact, network effects may increase their value.
2. It's very difficult for a digital system to know with certainty where you are physically located on the planet because you can easily lie to sensors in your device. Whatever signal your GPS sensor sends is blindly trusted by your device; bypassing the sensor allows you to send any signal you want. There is no validation. However, #cyberspace creates a digital system where you can only exist in one location at any given time because it is validated, and since the opportunity cost of being in any given location excludes all others, this makes the location you occupy much more certain and real than simply trusting a sensor.