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<blockquote data-quote="Kalkin" data-source="post: 1131555" data-attributes="member: 11616">Good thread. Lots of good points. I understand the concept of distributed databases and disintermediation, but I don't understand how to make connections without tipping the wrong bots/algorithms off. It seems to me that there is a dangerous asymmetry: they recognize us, we don't necessarily recognize them, and we don't recognize each other unless we do something that triggers unwanted attention that opens us up to sanctions.Technology will help keep transactions anonymous and prevent 3rd party gatekeeping, but it's not clear to me how to make the offer for the transaction, that doesn't tip off a hostile bot. It seems to me that we need to be able to make very anonymous public offers that are hard to remove from public awareness. Does that make sense?The Chinese have some long-term experience with these issues; that was part of the conversation we started with Roosh. Public/private divisions are how they are able to maintain businesses domestically and overseas in cities run by hostile outgroup mafias. It's cultural but they do adopt high-tech and might have parallel practices online in the virtual world (I dunno--I'm an out-group member, just observant).Aside from technology, at least part of the solution is doubtlessly cultural. Americans &amp; Europeans trust big corporations and gov't with their data but won't do business with their brother-in-law.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kalkin, post: 1131555, member: 11616"] Good thread. Lots of good points. I understand the concept of distributed databases and disintermediation, but I don't understand how to make connections without tipping the wrong bots/algorithms off. It seems to me that there is a dangerous asymmetry: they recognize us, we don't necessarily recognize them, and we don't recognize each other unless we do something that triggers unwanted attention that opens us up to sanctions. Technology will help keep transactions anonymous and prevent 3rd party gatekeeping, but it's not clear to me how to make the offer for the transaction, that doesn't tip off a hostile bot. It seems to me that we need to be able to make very anonymous public offers that are hard to remove from public awareness. Does that make sense? The Chinese have some long-term experience with these issues; that was part of the conversation we started with Roosh. Public/private divisions are how they are able to maintain businesses domestically and overseas in cities run by hostile outgroup mafias. It's cultural but they do adopt high-tech and might have parallel practices online in the virtual world (I dunno--I'm an out-group member, just observant). Aside from technology, at least part of the solution is doubtlessly cultural. Americans & Europeans trust big corporations and gov't with their data but won't do business with their brother-in-law. [/QUOTE]

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