“Fright is something one can never get over. When a warrior is caught in such a tight spot he would simply turn his back to the ally without thinking twice. A warrior cannot indulge thus he cannot die of fright. A warrior allows the ally to come only when he is good and ready. When he is strong enough to grapple with the ally he opens up his gap and lurches out, grabs the ally, keeps him pinned down and maintains his stare on him for exactly the time he has to, then he moves his eyes away and releases the ally and lets him go. A warrior, my little friend, is the master at all times.”
Carlos Castaneda

A Separate Reality

Trust Disrupted: Bitcoin and the Blockchain

Published: October 16, 2016
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A good overview of some of the fascinating issues that the bitcoin and blockchain spaces are experiencing. An underlying assumption in this field, that is not explicitly mentioned, is that technology and mathematics can be used to generate trust where people (for different reasons) cannot. That is one of the main reasons I am a disbeliever in bitcoin (and to a lesser degree blockchain) – these are technologies that systemically create disconnection and remove the need for trust to form. I look forward to technologies that can help us form real relationships and real trust amongst humans on a scale we have yet to experience.

This is the first of 6 videos (as I write these words):

 

 

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  • By - iamronen on February 21, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    […] have mentioned before that I do not believe in bitcoin and blockchain technologies because of their attempt to circumvent trust. I believe in using technology to nourish trust […]

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