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I don’t think that’s necessary. We could create open trust networks/protocols that don’t rely on megacorps. In fact it’s probably exactly the megacorps who wouldn’t want this to happen because they benefit from the relative trust they have on their closed environments.

Eg certs. Let’s Encrypt equivalent for credibility, where I can trust you as we interact more, and borrow from your trust networks. Send spam and you reduce your cred. (Letscred.com is available right now if anyone is very bored :)

Gotta be tested very carefully so you don’t end up with a black mirror episode, of course.



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