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maybe it should be a nose orb
"a decentralized proof-of-personhood solution" Why and how is Worldcoin able to prove 'personhood'? Just spend five second thinking about if that is really what this is about. Why this phrasing?
It's rare to find a technology that's so creepy & exploitative, yet also so fundamentally without utility.
I suspect the media and uninformed commenters will far overblow concerns about this, without actually learning how it works and why it's private enough.
Buterin reminds me a little of string theorists in physics. There is a lot of intellect but they have chosen to chase something that doesn't produce anything really useful despite a ton of effort.
that towards the end he says: but the only "practical" application is gaming financial markets, and proceeded to talk about his work in this area; or something like this, my memory is a bit vague. I remember feeling disappointment.
I still haven't seen anyone address the question of how the orb will determine that I am one person, and not two one-eyed persons. It seems like by chosing something that most people have two of, people can easily create a left and right identity. maybe it should be a nose orb
It's rare to find a technology that's so creepy & exploitative, yet also so fundamentally without utility.
Buterin reminds me a little of string theorists in physics. There is a lot of intellect but they have chosen to chase something that doesn't produce anything really useful despite a ton of effort.
Also, why do we suddenly need to prove who’s an actual human? Is that going to change how I talk to chatbots on company websites? Is there the laughable notion that this won’t be immediately subverted by social media bot accounts so they can prove that they’re real people? What exact problem does this solve?
Also also, sucks if you’re blind, I guess. Now having eyes is new our fundamental definition of being a human. I’ll snag a few of these for my pets, who’ll be happy to know they can be official people on the Internet.
Let’s reduce an oppressor’s canvas of options rather than extend it further into our bodies.
Complete reliance on biometrics to establish “personhood” is not only ableist but also opens some really frightening doors to future bad actors, like the removal of eyes as a means to revoke access/rights. Let’s reduce an oppressor’s canvas of options rather than extend it further into our bodies.