I’ve also talked to the ahau.io folks about porting from SSB to Nostr. I think it makes a lot of sense. Also really weird that I know a bunch of people who worked on the together project and cashless but didn’t know they were doing that.
"They focus on transactions.
They should focus instead on the relationships we are forging with each of those transactions."
Intriguing thought. I'm reminded of a concept described by Charles Eisenstein in Sacred Economics, and David Graeber in Debt, that monetary transactions originated as a tool of exchange between strangers. Who couldn't be relied on to continue participating in the gift economies and mutual credit systems that predominated within local communities.
A friend of mine was experimenting with an [SSB-based app](https://togetherproject.nz) index for exchanging IOUs (promises to pay), backed by crypto reserves. But not actually clearing transactions unless the app couldn't "close the loop" within a network of exchange.
I asked him if the app could be rebased on Nostr, and he said he had thought about it, and probably yes.
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"I’ve also talked to the ahau.io folks about porting from SSB to Nostr. I think it makes a lot of sense."
100%. I had the same thought, asked the fediverse, and ended up in paralysis by analysis 🤪. Now I've got a better sense of how SSB, AP, AT and Nostr are similar and different from each other. Next time I'm in touch with KM, I'll also be suggesting a SSB>Nostr rebase.
I am keen to know if you've evaluated HoloChain, and how you think it compares to Nostr. Are they maybe working on different layers? Could HoloChain be a way of hosting relays?
"Also really weird that I know a bunch of people who worked on the together project and cashless but didn’t know they were doing that."
Didn't know who else was working on it, or didn't know what they were really working on?