Doc is an endless source of amazement and wisdom. He has been communicating about this stuff so clearly for so long one wonders why they are not listening. At least the identity gang is.

The Net is a World
Craig Burton:
Think of the Net as a hollow sphere made entirely of people and resources it connects.
- It is the first world made by people for people.
We've only begun to terraform it
One of its virtues is the emptiness in the middle.

The Net is a World with Three Virtues
1. Nobody Owns it
2. Everybody can use it
3. Anybody can improve it

Notice the use of the word - body in these sentences not noone, everyone and anyone.

The history of the net is the history of its protocols.

Civilization doesn't move all at the same speed.

mmm... this explains why marc is frustated with us meeting so much we are building infrastructure not buildings it takes a bit of time. Now that the infrastructure is there for real open standards for digital identity lets see what we can build with them.

Between two perspectives... Commerce and Governace lies infrastructure...