The internet is essentially a form of mass-mind reading.
Books, feelings, music, formulas, art, inane ramblings, and innumerable implications, social, philosophical, banal, and otherwise, all yours. All you have to do is...open a magic "notebook."
Take yourself back just one hundred years and imagine trying to imagine the internet. It would be a fool's dream. Something totally unattainable, irrational, and a contemplation of such mere fancy you might just keep it to yourself for fear of embarrassment. Indeed, for the greater part of the population, it would be fair to say that it would be beyond conception. And yet. Here, it is. And here we are.
Now, it doesn't even matter if the only thing you use the internet for is funny cat videos. That's still fucking amazing. Imagine trying to see other peoples' cats in other countries in a magic "notebook" 100 years ago. So many poor cat lovers died never having known the joyous YouTube binge-watching bliss that was awaiting them just about a hundred years off.
Well, as I said. Here we are.
Now multiply the amazingness of endless foreign cat videos again, to the level where other people's magic wizard notebooks could be used to enhance the wizard power of your magic wizard notebook so that you could now download an insanely-huge-file-size schematic of Dr. Mittenz, your favorite internet celebrity cat, to be printed out piece-by-piece on your 3D printer at home, assembled at the local park, and worshipped with sacrifices of internet likes and catnip until the end of days at which time he will re-animate and save the planet from impending doom and total destruction at the hands of Evil Doctor Productivity and his legions of irritating shit to do.
Alright. Time to drop the cat thing. Seriously, though. This type of tech is already here. It's in the works in the forms of projects like MaidSAFE and Golem. Check out this short video to have your mind blown:
A "Golem" is something from nothing, and a very powerful something from nothing, at that.
In Jewish folklore, a golem (/ˈɡoʊləm/ GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גולם) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is magically created entirely from inanimate matter (specifically clay or mud). The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing.
Source: wikipedia
For economists and individualists who understand how value works, this sort of thing is no problem.
For violence-based nation states, collectivists, and those who feel that the value of various objects is something "set in stone" (it may well be, in some world beyond this one, but hey, we are living in this one, you feel me?) this "golem" presents a huge problem. A life-threatening one, even. That is to say, the power. of. the. idea.
It's interesting. The idea of creation ex nihilo is not a problem for Jews or Austrian economists, but presents a hell of a pain in the ass for those that would attempt to own another human being by telling him or her what they cannot value (I remember the days when my reference to both genders here would have afforded me PC cred, but now I'll proabably be called a bigot) and when, where, how, and why they can or cannot.
Decentralization is simple. It just means that there is no one center, as far as we are concerned. It could be construed as meaning, "looking out for the smallest minority," too, because decentralized "things" are the only things that allow the individual to be just that.
Now doesn't that make you wanna go out and join the cat party??? See how that works!?
~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
Yeah baby, Cat Partay!!!
I love how you captured this idea because I think of the internet in similar terms often. It's bizarre that having access to the entire globe's database of thoughts, books, and ideas in the palm of your hand on a tiny screen is now just an every day part of life. It will be even more fascinating to see how projects like Golem and SingularityNet use blockchain technology and AI to sort through all this data in a way that humans cannot currently. We have manifested an external "hive-mind" of sorts similar to the metaphysical concept of the akashic records. Maybe one day in the future the 3D cat you print will actually be fitted with robotics and an AI brain, so it will actually meow and chase lasers for us. :)
Love this comment. Thank you.
wauhhh....cat party...i like your passion about cats and i believe that evryone has the potential to take care and protect the cat without someone telling him or her. This is the type of decentralisation that we want. your conscience to the cat, treating the cat fairly without my intervention.
Long live the cat!!
ınthe future it is difficult to predict who will have the technology and purpose it will be used for. @kafkanarchy84
maybe the use it very innocently.
waooww !! your thoughts on P2P technology is such a amazing.... what a way you write man .. you made my day <3 i think crypto will be future whats your opinion ?? i am following you beacuse i wanna see more like this in future
Just a hint, you should focus on not looking like a spammer fishing for upvotes. :) It's just not efficient and most people will know you haven't read the article.
yeah...i agree with with you. he never actually read the article.
let him go and sleep and then after shower hot water. may be he can be fine and start reading.
Poor cat lovers from 100 years ago.
I remember not so long ago, getting a little carried away and talking shit to ex co-workers before I left my corporate job, saying something along the lines of "we need to transition into a world where we have governance (in terms of basic sensible NAP abiding ground rules), but no government"
Some sat and laughed, some threw out emotionally charged statist rhetoric, but none of them could even entertain my position on the issue so I quickly gave up on them.
I wonder if they'd change their mind after reading this...
Thank you to the modern time.
..i imagine the caveman seeing a movie for the first time,thank god I live on Today and I know the past @kafkanarchy84
Well you wouldn't have given a damn in the past. Would have been just as happy to see a dinosaur fight. ;)
It is a pleasure to read your article. Witty yet philosophical. Thank you.
The internet a 100 years ago would only be avalliable for the elite and up most richest of people to hold power of information and wealth. No peasant would have had access back then. Farm they crops and pay thou taxes.
and just imagine what more will be possible after 100 more years!!
Truely, the internet offers endless possibilities and even 10 years ago block chain technology which now drives Cryptos were inconceivable. The future is still unimaginable, but we keep keeping our fingers crossed.
Indeed.
How can I ride and dance in this amazing era? I will study.
All Hail DecentraCat, The Empurrer of the Internet!!!
Resteemed, dude!
very nice and informative post.
i just resteem it.
@qami
Now we people not only love internet but also live #internet! very well written I appreciate this post! I love #steemit
Thanks for sharing such a innovative ideas, about the networking sites." Golem"will be very awesome technology which works by connecting and rewarding people .Thanks for the great share my friend you are genius in every way. I had already talked about you @ramengirl she has organized a contest, I had told about with her, please have a look on my post too. Thanks for helping my son's dance video, he has a great pleasure with your help. Thanks my friend for everything, have a great day friend happy steeming.
I feared that the governments may stall this development but luckily cryptos have been started to get support from a lot of companies and governments.
thanks to share it ........
please inform me what is cryptocurrency.....and stay with this type of information
For sure the principles of decentralization is applied here in steemit wherein the whales can distribute their steem power especially to the minnows. Decentralization may work wonders in some aspects but i can also view that it can led to minor corrupt dolphins whom can accumulate influence from whales. Just like in politics decentralization only led to oligarchy. The rule of few corrupt caciques that control the power being distributed by central authority. Hopefully it will not happen in this platform so to speak because I firmly believe that steemit community is responsible and equally oriented!
Where in politics did decentralization ever lead to oligarchy??? Can you substantiate this interesting claim with evidence?
Yes, sure I will and thanks for asking!
First i want to tell you that what we experienced in my country "Philippines" and its little bit of historical facts.
Philippines have been under colonial rule from three powerful countries, before it gain its independence. I think its not hidden from everyone that we owe a lot from USA due to fact that they give us INDEPENDENCE what we now associate with freedom! Yes, USA they taught and trained us in the field of politics however much to delay the pure progress in our country. What we know as election was not really an election of choosing the rightful ruler due to fact the influence of hacienderos was very vast, that can buy out almost anything even power. Until now every province in our country are dominated by the rich political family they even used their influence up to the senate and congress! Whats democracy without a purpose? Thats oligarchy.... Sad but true how can we move forward if our system is defective! We aim for change, even putting a new President with a strong political banner "change is coming" for the rich for them to get richer and richer, the poor to be poorer poorer and get killed. Thats decentralization the rich are untouchables!
Right. What you have just described is not decentralization at all, but hardcore centralization.
Thanks @kafanarchy84 Decentralization in Image but Centralization in Action... More power!
Yes!
I am felling pretty well to read this article. Actually you wrote the real. I appreciate you for this nice post.@noor.money
And that is why the Egyptian's worshipped cats. They understood their divinity, but they had no concept of or way to grasp the internet. But we know better. Cats brought us the internet. And each cat lives its own life - a true individual. Perhaps I am going to have to study further into the Way of the Cat.
"You're Getting Decentralized! And You're Getting Decentralized! Everone's getting Decentralization!!!"
Hello kafka.. good to know about P2P technology and of course about Golem..
These new projects with definitely uplift the blockchain technology..
Resteemed.
enjoyable and thought-provoking post .... as the 'centre cannot hold', as the empire collapses and the emporer fiddles [or tweets] whilst all burns, people will perforce build/strengthen local economies. unless the infra-structure is destroyed in the process, these local economies will be connected for trade, cultural and information exchange, without centre or any god-node, across the world, through a decentralised web. the same decentralising force will ensure that communities are composed of strongly individuated beings and this momentum will be supported by the quiet and discrete guidance of those AI bots acting on behalf of the benevolent galactic intelligence - cats...
Thanks for sharing, i need your vote @kafkanarchy84
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