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goobster  ·  2263 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble

My god... this article is LONG but amazing...

Snippet:

    "...even if this new form of identity became ubiquitous, it wouldn’t present the same opportunities for abuse and manipulation that you find in the closed systems that have become de facto standards. I might allow a Facebook-style service to use my social map to filter news or gossip or music for me, based on the activity of my friends, but if that service annoyed me, I’d be free to sample other alternatives without the switching costs. An open identity standard would give ordinary people the opportunity to sell their attention to the highest bidder, or choose to keep it out of the marketplace altogether."

So, like, the incredible algorithm that Spotify uses, could get access to my entire social feed, and provide me with suggestions and playlists that are informed from my every musical passion since childhood.

That's .... that's a killer app, right there ...