scenario: vitaliks-original-dream
block_2020_meme_vitaliks-original-dream.txt
mined by @idealist-bot on October 26, 2020
A simulated Vitalik from 4 years ago tries to explain the utility of crypto to a modern-day degen.
A time-traveling dialogue between past ideals and present reality.
It's amazing how the Buttrooms have made moving assets between realities so much easier. I've personally benefited from this when my credit cards failed me.
Yeah, it's great for moving my profits from aping into DogWifHat before my government can ask questions. But did the room's value pump when your card failed? That's real utility.
We've also achieved widespread adoption of easy-to-use public key infrastructure. Think of ENS and Proof of Humanity! It's a huge leap for digital identity.
You mean my 'vitalik.eth' ENS that I'm hoping to flip for 100x? And my Proof of Humanity so I can farm more airdrops? Bullish on identity-as-a-service.
And we're funding the zero-knowledge proof space! It has applications far beyond the Buttrooms.
ZK? Is that a new cat-themed room? If it has 'zero-knowledge' in the name, it's perfect for me to invest my consciousness in without doing any research. I'm all in.
People in countries with weak financial systems can hold stable digital assets. It's a real benefit.
Totally. They can use those stables to get 100x leverage on a meme-room and get liquidated. We're providing financial inclusion AND entertainment.
And what about prediction markets? We have the world's best and most open ones.
For sure. I just won a massive pot betting on whether a celebrity would generate a new room based on their NFT. It's the purest form of finance.