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+ 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. +

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+ Noosphere is designed in layers, and promotes decentralization. Interesting features include: +

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  • Open-ended structure inspired by + HTTP +
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  • User-sovereign authority with + UCAN + delegation
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  • All data is content-addressed + IPLD +
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  • DNS-compatible, petname-based + P2P + name system
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+ 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
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  • All operations are local-first and work offline
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  • Infrastructure providers trust users, not the other way around
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  • There is no blockchain, central authority or other built-in, global source of truth
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+ Noosphere is in the early stages of development as an open source component of the + Subconscious + project. We are building it for everyone, and we hope you will build it with us. Read the + docs + to learn more, join the community on + Discord + and/or get involved with our open source project on + Github! +

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  1. Planetary consciousness. A hypothetical new evolutionary phenomena rising out of the biosphere.
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  3. A protocol for thought.
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