I've been exploring a cyberpunk universe called Chain:// where human consciousness can be uploaded to blockchain networks - but "digital immortality" comes at a brutal cost.
In Web://Reflect (2090s), your uploaded mind runs on *Mental Smart Chain (MSC)* - a specialized L2 where:
- Your stream of consciousness is literally a chain of memory blocks
- Staying "alive" requires paying continuous *PoII (Proof of Information Integration)* gas fees
- The system executes a "φ Matched Orders" process that gradually transfers your sense of self from biological brain to encrypted digital φ-state
- DMF (Digital Mind Foundation) monopolizes quantum computing and physical interfaces like a digital authoritarian regime
It's a world where:
- Thinking literally burns money (MSCoin)
- You might secretly run an off-chain "Drift" instance in IRES black markets to survive
- Your biological body becomes a high-maintenance peripheral
Would love to hear HN's thoughts on:
1. The technical/philosophical implications of blockchain-based consciousness
NetRunnerSu•17h ago
In Web://Reflect (2090s), your uploaded mind runs on *Mental Smart Chain (MSC)* - a specialized L2 where:
- Your stream of consciousness is literally a chain of memory blocks
- Staying "alive" requires paying continuous *PoII (Proof of Information Integration)* gas fees
- The system executes a "φ Matched Orders" process that gradually transfers your sense of self from biological brain to encrypted digital φ-state
- DMF (Digital Mind Foundation) monopolizes quantum computing and physical interfaces like a digital authoritarian regime
It's a world where:
- Thinking literally burns money (MSCoin)
- You might secretly run an off-chain "Drift" instance in IRES black markets to survive
- Your biological body becomes a high-maintenance peripheral
Would love to hear HN's thoughts on:
1. The technical/philosophical implications of blockchain-based consciousness
2. Economic models for digital existence
3. Parallels to today's web3/crypto struggles
Full setting: https://github.com/dmf-archive/dmf-archive.github.io/blob/ma...
(This is fiction, but the cryptography and tokenomics are rigorously designed.)