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They say technology can't solve social problems. But they are wrong. While it's true technology can't change people's hearts, it can certainly influence how people behave. It's possible to design technology so it promotes good outcomes. You do this by balancing the trade-offs until its negative qualities actually support the thing you're trying to build. Then the design in harmony.
Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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When your "pros" are all pros, and your "cons" are also all pros, then your design is in harmony.
Râu Cao ⚡
Râu Cao ⚡  
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Can you still describe it as negative quality then? Could you give a specific example of what you have in mind?
Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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@raucaoPremise: "Your account identity is a private key."

Point: "Because your identity is a private key, it can get lost or stolen, and you will permanently lose access to your account."

Counterpoint 1: "Because your account can get permanently lost or stolen, we will build identity services, hardware wallets, and remote signers. Each of these will also solve a different, unrelated problem."

Counterpoint 2: "Because your identity is a private key, users can easily send encrypted direct messages."

Counterpoint 3: "Because your identity can get permanently lost or stolen, people will be more cautious, which will promote healthy skepticism."
@Râu Cao ⚡
Tournel Henry 卍
Tournel Henry 卍  
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@raucaoGeez! Sounds like you’re trying to convince us to ditch #Nostr
#nostr @Râu Cao ⚡
Tournel Henry 卍
Tournel Henry 卍  
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@raucao @alexThe 1st and 3rd counterpoints further illustrates how bad loosing your key is LOL, The same key controls your wallets. Not just social media
@Alex Gleason @Râu Cao ⚡
Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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@tournelhenry @raucaoLosing your key is very bad. But at least it's your responsibility. What's worse is if your admin deletes your entire server. Since we're speaking about hypotheticals anyway it's worth bringing up the worst case scenario for both protocols.
@Râu Cao ⚡ @Tournel Henry 卍
Salastil
Salastil  
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Technology can solve social problems, but one has to be grounded in their expectations, sometimes the solution is far worse than the problem.
Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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@SalastilLove that image. Where did it come from?
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