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- + + + Credible exit guaranteed + + +
+ The Noosphere Protocol + is part of an effort to bootstrap + a new kind of content web. Noosphere, like its namesake, is a worldwide medium for thinking together. +
++ Noosphere is designed in layers, and promotes decentralization. Interesting features include: +
+ ++ Noosphere draws from the same foundational ideas as + IPFS, + ActivityPub, + ATProtocol, + Nostr + and other protocols. But, it distinguishes itself in meaningful ways: +
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- Users truly own and control their data, even when infrastructure providers become adversaries +
- All operations are local-first and work offline +
- Infrastructure providers trust users, not the other way around +
- There is no blockchain, central authority or other built-in, global source of truth +
+ + Noosphere + (noun): +++
+- Planetary consciousness. A hypothetical new evolutionary phenomena rising out of the biosphere.
+- A protocol for thought.
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