At 11:39 AM -0800 2/12/00, Matthew Gream wrote:
>Fundamentally:
>- - the digital world is entirely digital, and in the digital world, some
>form of cryptography is the basis for all manner of rights (transport
>protocols are basic "rights" between communication systems, QoS parameters
>can be seen as more advanced forms of rights, cryptographic parameters and
>systems are even more advancesd forms of rights, and then smart contracts,
>nym systems and everything else are continually evolution of rights towards
>digital entities, where digital entities are autonomous sentient entities
>that can operate and mediate and wield "power" through their use of
>cryptographic mechanisms).
>
>[does anyone want to fund me full time to study this, it's killing my social
>life as a hobby :-)]
Where have you been for the past decade? It's been done. Your observations
are not new, and are actually fairly naive in many ways. You need to read
some Nozick, for example. And Friedman, my own writings, those of other
Cypherpunks, and so on.
For example, Nozick addresses the issue of a "equitable society." He
points out that even in a hypothetical society of initially "equal" people
that disparities in wealth will rapidly arise. This is because independent
agents will choose to use their capabilities in different ways, will bet on
outcomes and win or lose, will choose to work harder, etc. This will result
in unequal distributions. Information will not be uniformly distributed
(anyone who cites the mantra "information wants to be free" without
understanding the nuances and realities is deluding himself).
Your "in a perfect society locks and ciphers would not be needed"
philosophy is...uninteresting.
I suggest that instead of trying to get someone to fund your stupid idea
that you instead do some basic reading and then move on to more interesting
issues.
--Tim May
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Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money,
ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero
W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets,
"Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.
