#americanpioneers #5 - Parallels between the American frontier of the 18th century and the frontier of cyberspace we're exploring today.

In a recent podcast on Portal Orange , @`saylor`talks about the parrallels between the early history of the American colonies and the moment we live in today with the astonishing rise of #Bitcoin and cyberspace. This is a really interesting insight that I believe we can learn a lot from and that I will keep exploring here over the coming weeks through some brief notes in this series.

I highly recommend the podcast but here are some of my notes:

- The germination of the unique American psyche occurred as a direct result of the unique conditions in the colonies and on the frontier. The frontier ethos that arose is not dissimilar from the unique psyche germinating in the world of #Bitcoin and #nostr with ideas like radical self reliance.

- A major reason for this was the freedom available to settlers in the colonies. The freedom to simply cross borders between colonies (and to the west) meant that there was competition and a race to the top especially when it came to offering property rights to citizens and refraining from irrational rule. This is not too dissimilar from the dynamic introduced by the emergence of Bitcoin, which allows people to leave a jurisdiction without having to leave their entire property behind. There is reason to believe a similar virtuous competition between jurisdictions could arise as a result.

- The new frontier we're all exploring today is the frontier of cyberspace, which is a whole new domain and which will arguably facilitate a new human frontier ethos.

Thanks again for drawing my attention to the podcast @`plebiANON`!