My fellow retards,
What kind of wheel do you want?
Depends on the road ahead.
The big, slick ones make the most traction once they get a little melty, but they don’t offer much in the way of durability. Hard, knobby ones tackle rough terrain with ease, but make for an inefficient and noisy ride on asphalt. There are many correct answers based on the nuances of the situation at hand. It is probably impossible to have foresight to predict every aspect of what you may encounter on your great journey out there…
Within the idea of “a wheel” resides an immense amount flexibility. Phonon done right can be the same deal as the wheel—a concept that all kinds of utility is built atop.
No, that doesn’t monetize with the same pace as selling credit default swaps or just straight up robbing people. but when the elves account for decency and peace of mind, Phonon is still the best investment of the bunch. It has phon/ongod’s unwavering support for as long as it takes to develop an open source way to securely transmit private keys between peers. The great people this eternally thanksful deacon has met along the way might be the real treasure, and they will forever be held in heart and mind, but the work itself is the thing that makes the world outside tangibly different and potentially so much better. Everyone who is here for it is a brother in arms. May their names ring for eternity.
This has been a good year. The markets would disagree. The political landscape would disagree. The main stream is a narrative heavy on demoralization and degeneracy. There is a steady push to suppress the spirit of liberty and humanity, and supplant all things good and true things in life with falsehood and cheap facsimile.
Fuck that noise.
The work continues unabated. The gravity of Phonon grows steadily. Every day more are called to the cause of financial independence and personal liberty. Phon/ongod’s daily jaunts through thought and time veer further and further from the actual narrative of the protocol. Phonon has its own momentum now, and it it time for your humble deacon to shift focus to efforts that serve the project in a more practical way.
So much more is coming, dear phrens. It remains a privilege to be a part of this electric crew.
Pheverdreams are on hiatus until further notice, but Phonon isn’t going anywhere.
phon/ongod out.