3 ms·

I wish this conversation could continue because the question of "what adds value in a digital space" is the big one. And, for me, ways to add value that are eth

• dale_glass 3y ago
  A surprising value add I find is actually a walled garden. Many 3D/VR platforms rely on it. Eg, say you want to sell avatars. Well, an avatar is a big job which can easily cost $1K or more if it's made from scratch for you. So maybe you can make a design, have it in multiple colors, and sell for $10 a copy. But for that to work you need to work in a system that prevents duplication, and which punishes rule breaking. That's pretty much impossible to implement in a fully open system, and results in a weird situation where being open source and decentralized is actually seen as a downside by some users.
  • nonrandomstring 3y ago
    Has a thought today about where you're right on this. Where is the value and why does it still not feel right for me. Walls work both ways of course. So for the inhabitants of a walled world an element of seclusion and protection is offered if they've insecure needs. Indeed there are many network security companies providing just this model. Where I feel friction with this is in the latitude between benevolent and malevolent protection, as in "protection racket"... to cultivate dependency. And that there's a difference between operating "in the world", and operating in special, decoupled version of your own reality isolated from everyone else which is fragmentary. So my objection comes from there, if that makes sense? I just don't think it's good for the world if we live in bubbles, some degree of mutual exposure is healthy for society if not for business,