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:ID:       riding-the-dinosaur
:CREATED:  [2023-06-09]
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- State "DONE"       from "REVIEW"     [2023-06-13]
- State "REVIEW"     from "DRAFT"      [2023-06-11 Sun 18:02]
- State "DRAFT"      from              [2022-03-09 Wed 09:08]
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Through the immense advance of technology in the recent decades
it seems we have jumped atop and are trying to ride a dinosaur,
without first having tamed it.
We stride along
but do not actually advance in any direction
as technology does not obey us.

Bitcoin is a great example:
The original idea, decentralizing currency and thus power,
is great, but the particular breed we chose was not optimal.
It has become a haven for speculation and money multiplication,
in addition to consuming more energy than whole countries.
We are on a dinosaur that takes us nowhere
and seems tough to tame,
yet many people still try to stay on it
rather than moving to the more manageable breeds
which can take us to our destination more effectively.

As a technical native,
I am often seen as blessed with great powers.
Sometimes I can feel that,
other times I become frustrated
because I feel like it is on me
to choose and tame the breeds that would actually support us humans.
This monstrous responsibility from time to time drives me
to consider the wholly opposite path of simply forgoing the dinosaurs
and walking my path by myself.
Sure, I might not proceed as fast, but after all -
the journey is its own reward.

So I am torn between taming dinosaurs
(making technology useful)
for all of humanity
and doing what has been done for millenia
in the unconnected world:
Finding ones own path.