Lots has changed in what #ONOSENDAI is. The cyberspace meta-protocol has been invented since this post and has matured; its the thesis and primary justification for ONOSENDAI to exist. I got an OpenSats grant to work on this. Lots of protocol work has been done. A major refactor is in progress to add thermodynamic actions to ONOSENDAI. Mining has been implemented. And there is a telegram group too! (Links on my profile)
quotingNEW NOSTR CLIENT ANNOUNCEMENT:
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ONOSENDAI オノセンダイ
a cyberspace client for the one true metaverse: nostr
🌌 https://onosendai.tech 🌌 (hint: in alpha. desktop/android works best right now)
ONOSENDAI visualizes objects on the nostr protocol in an interactive 3D world referred to as 'cyberspace'.
⚡ Semantic Coordinate System (✅)
Each nostr note (kind 1) is assigned a 3D point in cyberspace based on the _meaning_ of its content using a 256-bit simhash. This unbiased algorithm maps all notes to a 3D universe you can explore.
⚡ Proof of Work for Localization of Constructs (wip🛠️)
Placing 3D objects in Cyberspace is a self-evident necessity. Kind 10333 notes may be published with content set to a common 3D format to create public 3D visualizations. Proof of work can be utilized to mine the event ID hash which determines the coordinate location. Proof of work is the only way to claim cyberspace real estate.
⚡ Presence (wip🛠️)
Ephemeral events could be used to *optionally* share your current position in cyberspace so that other users can visualize your movement and interact with you.
💡 Rationale
Cyberspace (in this context) is an early-internet trope from the 80s. It's an enthusiastic and naive speculation on the future of network-connected computers and how humans might use them. Ultimately, instead of interacting in 3D virtual spaces, humans ended up interacting via documents in web browsers which is much more practical and efficient than 3D visualizations.
Besides the problem of visualizing content, there are several more critical problems with the concept of cyberspace that are rarely (if ever) addressed in fiction:
- Who hosts it?
- Who decides how it looks?
- Who owns the content?
- Who makes the rules?
- Who assigns the space?
- Who controls it?
These questions are answered satisfactorily in the era of bitcoin and nostr:
- Who hosts it? nostr relays
- Who decides how it looks? nostr clients like ONOSENDAI
- Who owns the content? users cryptographically own their content
- Who makes the rules? open source consensus
- Who assigns the space? an impartial algorithm + proof of work
- Who controls it? 🖕NOBODY🖕
In my opinion, it is only in the context of bitcoin and nostr that something like cyberspace could make sense. Without the decentralized properties of nostr and bitcoin, cyberspace is just another 3D game owned by a company. However, when cyberspace is decentralized, enforces property rights, responds to proof of work, and enables instant value transfer, it becomes something entirely different.
Because cyberspace inherits all of these unique properties from nostr and because value transfer can be executed in cyberspace through bitcoin lightning, I argue that it is time for humanity to take another look at this dusty old concept and start exploring it with renewed interest.
I, unlike many metaverse enthusiasts, have a strong moral preference for reality over illusion. The idealized metaverse or cyberspace worlds that Meta and the like want to build are nothing more than a drug used to extract resources from miserable VR-goggled souls. That is the fiat version of cyberspace and it sucks. I am not interested in building clever simulations that seek to replace reality. I want to build tools that enable people to connect and be more productive. I want to open up new channels for communication, innovation, and human flourishing in reality.
Cyberspace is a new way to visualize the new paradigm for digital communication and property. It is wholly based around cryptography and digital ownership. If not for these things, cyberspace would be irrelevant.
A cyberspace built on decentralized protocols and sound money — nostr and bitcoin — has the potential to be something innovative, healthy, and ultimately productive for humanity. Cyberspace can be something where wealth is not extracted but rather generated by work and free markets. Cyberspace could be a new medium of connection built on sound principles that can enable humanity to do new things not previously dreamed of.
If it were not for the profound inventions of bitcoin and nostr, these aspirations would be nothing but ludicrous and delusional. In fact, any metaverse or cyberspace built outside of the context of bitcoin and nostr are delusional at best and Machiavellian at worst. Spoiler: it's the latter in most cases. But we have the opportunity to build something better. We have the winning hand. Let's make it happen.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk. Let's build. Read lots more and contribute at https://github.com/arkin0x/ONOSENDAI
Made with love posthaste,
arkinox
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