Bankless The Summer of Protocols Episode
Apr 4, 2024
Tim Beiko, from the Ethereum Foundation, collaborates with tech blogger Venkat Rao, both key players in the Summer of Protocols initiative. They explore groundbreaking ideas about digital death and community engagement in online spaces. Researchers Sarah Friend and Timber Schroff discuss the evolution of safety protocols and their historical roots, while Nahee Kim envisions visual interpretations of research. The conversation navigates the complexities of memory, automation's dual effects on safety, and how protocols shape our interactions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Death of Digital Worlds
- Not every protocol or digital game develops a 'world' or active community.
- The 'world', the lively interaction and social meaning, is what dies, not just the code.
Archiving vs. Life
- Simply archiving data doesn't preserve a digital world's essence.
- Human attention, care, and shared stories are what truly make a digital world alive.
Safety as a Non-Event
- Timber Schroff studied workplace safety protocols, applying it to the digital realm.
- Safety is a non-event, focusing on the absence of accidents and varying distances from hazards.
