Akamaister on Nostr: I’ve been thinking about what it means to call Bitcoin “civilizational memory.” ...

I’ve been thinking about what it means to call Bitcoin “civilizational memory.”

Bitcoin primarily remembers monetary history: transactions, ownership and the chain of proof-of-work that secures them.

But occasionally I think there is value in using a tiny amount of that permanent record to remember something human.

A name. A birth. A death. A wedding. A graduation. The founding of a business. Something that mattered enough to someone to say: remember this.

That’s what I’m exploring with Continuum Memorials & Milestones.

I’m not trying to turn Bitcoin into cloud storage. I’m not putting photos or large files on-chain. These are small, intentional OP_RETURN inscriptions, attached to valid transactions for which the required mining fee is paid.

I understand that some Bitcoiners believe any non-monetary use of blockspace is inappropriate. I respect that view, even though I don’t share it.

I don’t think a small number of deliberate, fee-paying inscriptions is an abuse of the network.

If Bitcoin can serve as civilizational memory, I think there’s room in that memory for more than money.

Sometimes what humanity chooses to remember is a person, a moment, or a life.

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