As easy as it is to poke fun at these, I can EASILY see them representing educational credentials and competency certs and genuine organizational affiliation/membership in the not too distant future
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Right. Some badges have more value or prestige than others. For example, my badge for attending Nostrica or being one of the first 1000 Nostr Plebs users.
Well, those are bragging rights, but I mean, like, Saif could give a Nostr badge for completing his economics course
Imagine creators distributing their content for free but selling badges as proof of support. I’d buy a “Bitcoin Standard” Nostr badge for a few bucks, 100% going to the author
And then imagine I want to hire someone with proficiency in some skill. There’s a guild of people who self-verify each member’s competency. I see the badge, I know they’re qualified to do the work
We are so early is all I’m saying
