On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 4:33 PM Christopher Allen < ChristopherA@lifewithalacrity.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 1:58 PM Kim Hamilton <kimdhamilton@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Tag yourself: >> > > I’ve definitely sacrificed revenue and left money on the table to avoid > “selling out” and stay the course on “occupy identity” & “if we build it”. > > I share the same sentiment. I have spent the last couple of months working > with the good folks of the ceramic network trying to get my own IoT project > launched. I've had the what am I doing with my life moments and wondered > why I just passed up on a roofing job feeling that would lead me to abandon > ship. Innovation is hard and requires sacrifice. Going through it is like > dodging a wall in a hairpin turn at 99 mph. You don't know if you will make > it or spin out, but you know it won't help to stare at the wall. I really > don't want to "sell out". I'm sure there are some who would offer loads of > money if I gave up my soul. > > I’m certainly been more satisfied recently with just shipping stuff like > did:onion, file signing & exploring multisig options, CBOR rather than > JSON-LD, integrated UX for currency/identity wallets, better QRs, mentoring > interns that also want “occupy identity” around the world, helping > establish SSI principles as law, and getting grants from donors & “occupy > identity” funders like the Human Right Foundation, than a similar amount of > time on CCG activities in previous years. > > I know one of these interns, and they really seem to love it. > > For me it was a small win, like understanding what Joel may have meant by > trying using a JSON-RPC and following the interface to add metadata for my > did:key. > > I don’t want to see the LESS (legally enabled self-sovereign) Identity > work of the CCG/DID-WG/VC-WG stop, but I am concerned that it overly > dominates the discussion. Also for both sides: “Perfection is the enemy of > the good.” > > There isn’t a lot of money on this other side of the wall from LESS > Identity, but the water here is warm and you are welcome to come and play. > Come join me and other like minded folk to ship code at > https://www.BlockchainCommons.com > > — Christopher Allen > >>
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