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Money is a claim on value, and fungibility forces everyone to honor all claims on value. An incorruptible record of the flow of trade through an economy allows
by natrius 11y ago
Money is a claim on value, and fungibility forces everyone to honor all claims on value. An incorruptible record of the flow of trade through an economy allows you to eliminate fungibility. You can withdraw your consent for people to trade claims on your production. This ability requires no one's permission and makes you more powerful as an individual.
ISIS, for instance, can only hold territory because everyone accepts the claims on value that they give their foot soldiers. I want to stop honoring those claims to reduce their power. Manufacturers shift their carbon emissions to friendly jurisdictions instead of, you know, not risking our only home for cheap consumer goods. They do this to acquire more claims on value, and I don't want to honor those claims because I like Earth.
Fungibility is literally killing people and destroying our planet. I think we'll be better off without it, though as with all significant social shifts, it probably needs more study to avoid unforeseen consequences like genocides and stuff. Blockchains are not anonymous—their incorruptible histories give us the tools to reshape our society. Use them.
- josu 11y ago>Fungibility is literally killing people and destroying our planet. (...) Blockchains are not anonymous—their incorruptible histories give us the tools to reshape our society. Use them. That's a slippery slope and you probably don't want to go down that road. Think of the power that would confer to a totalitarian state.
- natrius 11y agoTotalitarian states do just fine as it is. They use money to maintain their power. This might make totalitarian states impossible.