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I think it depends on the vision for cyberspace. But the idea that it’s hard to randomly encounter people doesn’t seem like a problem to me. In the real world people use maps and coordinate plans to encounter each other and everyone lives in established areas so that encountering others is common. These elements could develop in cyberspace without a strange sort of blockchain teleportation system.

arkinox 1y ago

I agree with you, but here is the situation:

- your pubkey is your starting coordinate

- any two pubkeys will be an average of half of cyberspace away from each other

- on a gaming PC it will take 1,500 YEARS to travel across half of cyberspace

- its not that you wont meet strangers. You will never meet anyone with standard hardware.

- mining cyberspace actions with an ASIC will require special ASIC mining software that hasn't been written yet

- owning an ASIC to use cyberspace shouldn't be a prerequisite

Having tested cyberspace travel during development of ONOSENDAI, I can tell you that the absolute immensity of the space is a problem that needs some sort of relief. Fair and random block distribution seems quite reasonable to me.

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Scott 1y ago

Ohh yea, that spawn mechanic changes everything. Organisms just spontaneously generating on the map is so alien to how organisms generate through reproduction.