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It's very interesting that an immutable web could make current real world immutable objects (printed books, etc.) appear more flexible, more mutable. With a boo
by adregan 14y ago
It's very interesting that an immutable web could make current real world immutable objects (printed books, etc.) appear more flexible, more mutable. With a book, you can write in the margins of a particular copy, every copy could be lost, but a distributed system of permanent content would persist without marginalia or utter destruction.
The web is amazing because of its participatory potential and it's archival abilities. What might be more interesting than simply having immutable content is palimpsested content where the original object always exists beneath additional changes and additions.