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The Unreasonable Sufficiency of Protocols
- Protocols, therefore, are the very embodiment of A. N. Whitehead’s observation: “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.”
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- [b]eing trapped in protocols dictated by a functional-yet-suboptimal system feels eerily calm, yet unsatisfying. Everything works, sort of, but participants feel a curious lack of fulfillment. (Remember that protocols are designed to accomplish a function, but not a purpose.
from Dangerous Dating Protocols Web by Shreeda Segan
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- Protocols encode the rules of engagement that coordinate the exchange of a service between a global supplier and global consumer. The flatness with which a protocol treats everyone that interfaces with it is part of what drives its efficiency as a coordinator of exchange (no room for human corruption or capture).
from Protocols as Minimally Extractive Coordinators — Placeholder by Chris Burniske
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