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[epic] Guide v2 providing an intro and overview of claims

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## Acceptance

* [ ] OVERALL: Each claim featured on guide is in "good" state i.e. clear thesis and evaluation (that we are happy with)
* [x] Database of all claims
* [ ] Finalize the prioritized claims
* [x] Meta
* [x] What does a claim page look like (at least key part) **✅2022-09-14 #196 **
* [x] For each claim do summary and evaluation etc
* [ ] Each claim
* [x] Neo-metallism YY **✅2022-09-14 PR/commit + (finally) https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/neo-metallism**
* [x] Crypto is a new and better payment system YY **✅ 2022-09-16 branch merged https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-better-payments**
* [ ] Payment system resistant to state e.g. for dissidents YY **🚧2022-09-14 commit https://github.com/life-itself/web3/pull/199/commits/1e615c78cb9a30853977a2273b070fec955c12ae site: [../notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md](https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian)**
* [ ] Unregulated trading in securities is desirable YY **🚧2022-09-15 commit https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/c7c28503a725a77d8aa0ee64d33c008733242b45 site: [../notes/are-crypto-tokens-securities](https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/are-crypto-tokens-securities)**
* [ ] Opportunity for gain YY **🚧2022-09-16 commit https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/43c130600314741f71cd0a2ffce5c63467182da2 site: [../claims/opportunity-for-gain.md](https://web3.lifeitself.org/claims/opportunity-for-gain)**
* [ ] Resource public goods and the commons especially in a voluntary way e.g. gitcoin (software), removing plastic from ocean, increasing the cost of carbon YY **🚧 latest commit 2022-09-20 https://github.com/life-itself/web3/pull/204/commits/189917a1604b61e45a86895bd789425900a85373 site: [..claims/can-solve-collective-action-problem.md](https://web3.lifeitself.org/claims/can-solve-collective-action-problem)**
* [ ] Better system for managing transactions in all assets (Priority tbd)
* [ ] HyperFinancialization: You can turn all your interests and commitments into (tradeable) tokens. (Priority tbd)
* [ ] Crypto mining has a significant environmental impact Y **🚧 commit 2022-09-20 https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/e1f5479574fa4117d38f39ad0b3a152e66657be1 site: [../claims/is-environmental-footprint](https://web3.lifeitself.org/claims/is-environmental-footprint)**
* [ ] Crypto investments negative-sum games Y **🚧 commit 2022-09-21 https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/eff5593b5c579b2201ef304486eaf1033bde6166**
* [ ] Crypto is predatory investments Y
* [ ] Integrate into guide
* [ ] Final tidying

## Tasks

* [x] #181 - first pass on redoing the guide around claims. Intro etc done and most of the way there
* [x] Review that

Next steps

* [x] #192
* [x] Prioritize claims to "finalize" i.e. summary and evaluation **✅2022-09-13 see the YY column in the sheet**

Next steps - 2022-09-14

* [x] Improve further payment rails ✅ **2022-09-14 pull requested committed https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/c4464ed439c398c1ea6a231007f5f849bdb51865**
* [x] improve further anti-authoritarian **✅2022-09-14 see https://github.com/life-itself/web3/pull/199/commits/1e615c78cb9a30853977a2273b070fec955c12ae**
* [ ] Analyse claims in "make money" into coggle
* [ ] split up fintech incrementalism
* [ ] Better banking and finance: Real-time, always on, cheaper, decentralized ...
* [x] Better payments systems ✅ [/claims/is-better-payments.md](https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-better-payments)
* [ ] Better system for managing transactions in all assets (e.g. equities too) - Extension of better payment rail to e.g. stock markets, commodities etc
* [ ] (priority tbd) HyperFinancialization claim: we want programmable money, or to create tokens for everything. Meme-onomics is the future. You can turn all your interests and commitments into (tradeable) tokens. The next step for homo-economicus
* [ ] Optional: something on central bank digital currencies ? (do they just relate to better payment rail)

Sharing

* [ ] Announce

## Tasks for Updating Claims

### Neo-metallism ✅ https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/neo-metallism

- [x] Deep dive will become primary claim page ✅ https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/neo-metallism
- [x] Merge claim page into deep dive
- [x] Write up summary
- [x] Write up evaluation
- [x] Remove old claim page
- [x] Add evidence people claim this

### Crypto is a new and better payment system ✅ https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-better-payments

- [x] use claims page as the main page ✅ https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-better-payments
- [x] update content **✅2022-09-14 see https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/88244f61e6b6122ae904e8fd81064ad9a517de7a**
- [x] create a steel-man summary
- [x] create evaluation
- [x] evidence of people claiming
- [x] Review **✅2022-09-14 see comments on https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/88244f61e6b6122ae904e8fd81064ad9a517de7a**
- [x] Eilidh makes changes in response to comments: ✅ **pull requested committed https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/c4464ed439c398c1ea6a231007f5f849bdb51865**
- [x] Eilidh make is-better-payments Zotero folder ✅ **[References](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/FYMMIQPV) and [Evidence](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/3D8M7EH6)**
- [x] @rufuspollock review

### Payment system resistant to state e.g. for dissidents 🚧 https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian

- [x] Deep dive will become primary claim page
- [x] Merge claim page into deep dive
- [x] update content **✅2022-09-14 see https://github.com/life-itself/web3/pull/199/commits/1e615c78cb9a30853977a2273b070fec955c12ae**
- [x] Write up summary
- [x] Write up evaluation
- [x] Add evidence people claim this
- [x] Merge references
- [x] Review @rufuspollock
- [ ] Eilidh respond to comments **https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/04fdbd7dfcd1d2ec9942996988b04fd53c50d1ee**
- [ ] Remove old claim pages /claims/is-transnational-payment.md & /claims/is-authoritarianism.md
- [x] Remove links to old claim pages
- [ ] Zotero folders ✅ **[References](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/YLCGQPGN) and [evidence](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/QRSFJ8M2)**
- [x] make zotero folder for references ✅ **https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/YLCGQPGN**
- [x] merge references from [/claims/is-transnational-payment](https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-transnational-payment) and [/claims/is-authoritarianism](https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-authoritarianism) ✅
- [x] make folder for evidence ✅ **https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/QRSFJ8M2**
- [x] generate bibliography from references folder and paste into primary claim page ✅

### Crypto is enabling more and better financial products and a more efficient market ✅ https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/fintech-incrementalism-and-responsible-innovation

- [x] Split up claims from fintech deep dive ✅ **[coggle](https://coggle.it/diagram/YyGhGOfA2wMrF6cQ/t/web3-claim-analysis-for-fintech-incrementalism-steel-man)**
- [ ] Create claims pages:
- [ ] Better banking and finance: Real-time, always on, cheaper, decentralized ...
- [x] Better payment systems ✅ **[/claims/is-better-payments.md](https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-better-payments)**
- [ ] Better systems for processing transactions in any assets eg stocks
- [ ] Hyperfinancialozation: we want programmable money, or to create tokens for everything. Meme-onomics is the future. You can turn all your interests and commitments into (tradeable) tokens. The next step for homo-economicus
- [ ] For each claim
- [ ] Write up steel man summary
- [ ] Write up evaluation
- [ ] Add evidence people claim this
- [ ] change title
- [ ] Review @rufuspollock

### Make money from trading or investing in crypto

- [x] Split up claims from [market fundamentalism](https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/market-fundamentalism) deep dive ✅ **[coggle](https://coggle.it/diagram/YyLhIufA2wMrvzyl/t/trading-crypto)**
- [x] Create opportunity for gain claim page ✅ **2022-09-15 commit: https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/071e13985a86ab3a3ef7c566ec0106bf82515b9a**
- [x] Write up summary
- [x] Write up evaluation
- [x] Add evidence people claim this
- [x] Create Zotero folders ✅ **[references](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/ARJYRSAD) and [evidence](https://www.zotero.org/groups/4600269/web3/collections/P2Z333EZ)**
- [ ] Review @rufuspollock

### Resource public goods and the commons especially in a voluntary way e.g. gitcoin (software), removing plastic from ocean, increasing the cost of carbon **🚧 latest commit 2022-09-20 https://github.com/life-itself/web3/pull/204/commits/189917a1604b61e45a86895bd789425900a85373**

- [x] create claim page
- [x] Write up summary
- [x] Write up evaluation
- [x] Add evidence people claim this
- [ ] Rufus review

### Crypto mining has a significant environmental impact **🚧 commit 2022-09-20 https://github.com/life-itself/web3/commit/e1f5479574fa4117d38f39ad0b3a152e66657be1**

- [ ] Deep dive will become primary claim page
- [ ] Merge claim page into deep dive
- [ ] Write up summary
- [ ] Write up evaluation
- [ ] Remove old claim page
- [ ] Remove links to old claim page
- [ ] Add evidence people claim this

### Crypto investments negative-sum games and predatory investments

- [ ] Deep dive will become primary claim page
- [ ] Merge claim page into deep dive
- [ ] Write up summary
- [ ] Write up evaluation
- [ ] Remove old claim page
- [ ] Remove links to old claim page
- [ ] Add evidence people claim this

## Notes

### Claims to remove

Claims not needed/relevant or aren't really claims.

* [x] https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-weird-culture
* [ ] https://web3.lifeitself.us/claims/is-well-defined - can merge with https://web3.lifeitself.us/concepts/web3 (to extent appropriate)

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