In general, human-readable globally unique names have become a 30-year repeating anti-pattern causing lots of problems. Zooko's Triangle may have been solved technically, but not socially. Learn about nyms & petnames — they are how the brain works anyhow! <a href="https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/linked-local-names.md">https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/linked-local-names.md</a>

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Christopher Allen

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In general, human-readable globally unique names have become a 30-year repeating anti-pattern causing lots of problems. Zooko's Triangle may have been solved technically, but not socially. Learn about nyms & petnames — they are how the brain works anyhow! https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/linked-local-names.md

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Christopher Allen

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