On Wednesday, November 07, 2012 Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > But I'm afraid that most people here know next to nothing about > economics, and therefore will probably not produce interesting > discussions.
When this list was started, most people on it knew next to nothing about P2P, and those who did know something had widely ranging and contradictory spectrum of opinions. Sounds familiar? :) No, seriously, I've enjoyed this conversation a lot. Even though I'm still of opinion that using monetary mechanisms to ensure P2P network smooth operation is pointless (for more than one reason), but for the past several years I had this feeling that - on the almost unrelated note - P2P networks could be a very interesting tool for currency transfers, payments, microcredits, and such. Which is still sort of related to internal use of pseudocurrencies inside the P2P networks themselves (the mechaisms might be similar) on one hand, and who knows where all this might lead, on the other. So the discussions of economics always look interesting to me. Would love to be present at ianG's and Zooko's seminars - especially given their novel beer-driven approach to reaching the consensus. Maybe we should try this here one day, too. :) Best wishes - S.Osokine. 7 Nov 2012. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephane Bortzmeyer Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 7:17 AM To: theory and practice of decentralized computer networks Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] is economics off-topic? On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 01:11:10PM -0400, Miles Fidelman <[email protected]> wrote a message of 27 lines which said: > Given that our economy has become more and more mediated by network > interactions, how can economics NOT be relevant? It's not only a matter of relevance (after all, politics is everywhere, so political discussion should be relevant here, too) but also of knowledge and efficiency. Many people here know about P2P networks and some know a lot about it (are experts). Therefore, discussion on P2P protocols here have a chance of being efficient (to produce an useful outcome). But I'm afraid that most people here know next to nothing about economics, and therefore will probably not produce interesting discussions. _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers Confidentiality notice: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not that person, you should not use this message. We request that you notify us by replying to this message, and then delete all copies including any contained in your reply. Thank you. _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers
