Re: The SSI protocols challenge [Was]: W3C DID Core 1.0 enters Candidate Recommendation stage

+1. Thank you Jeremy. Made my day. :-)

On 2021-03-26 3:36 am, Jeremy Townson wrote:
> ...More generally, in a capitalist/consumerist society, the idea of aiming credentials at, of all things, /buying things/, seems to be a non-starter.
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> Credentials seem more about /control/ and limiting of freedoms. Hopefully this is for some global good, in a time where individual responsibilities are increasing.
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> My recommendation would make Erin a /badie/. Maybe it is a not-too-distant, carbon neutral future and Erin is rich, the owner of a fleet of muscle cars and hungry for more? Perhaps credentials make this harder, allowing policy makers to achieve their internationally agreed targets and justifying the sacrifices made by other citizens?
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> I love the way Mad Max captures the tendency of people to consume ostentatiously that which is scarce. Perhaps the credentials use-cases should be less about easing consumption -- a use-case which we can safely agree has been perfected -- and more about tackling our rogue mindset?
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