Blockchain technology for social good?

[Siddhartha7]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

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[FilesFM_Official]

My personal opinion is in the long term, blockchain technology has far reaching implications and ultimately enslave us to an immutable decentralised ledger, which also destroys sovereignty of nations if we go down the route of a world decentralised currency. I think immutable information maintains the status quo of the rich always being rich and the poor always being poor and the blockchain facilitates a way to snapshot that monetary construct in a way which we can never take back. Just think of how we forced the kings to sign the Magna Carta, this won't be possible once we have people in power with technology which is immutable. BTW I'm a Ted Kaczynski supporter who believes he was ahead of his time. It's just his methods of how he went about his actions hurt a lot of people. There is a reason why books like The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul are banned books, or put you on a government watchlist if you purchase them on Amazon.

[nngella]

In my case, I would like to have an application of blockchain the medical field.  Imagine that there is an electronic library of data regarding patients around the world and our medical practitioners and researchers will contribute and access it, then we can predict the trend of so many diseases and make a cure for those diseases.

[TheBiochemist]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

I have already planted trees and bought beehives in Africa, besides the donations I´ve done with use of block chain tech, and I love the fact that the using of funds is very transparent, I know that the money arrives at site and is not turned into paychecks or commercials on the way.
Besides the transparency and global possibilities that comes with an open ledger, block chain also offers an way to escape inflation in FIAT currencies and store value in BTC which is fantastic in days like these.

The possibility to store information, like a vote, could be applied to a society already and make cheating in voting procedures impossible. I also, like many others think that society will become more "fair" if there is no 3rd parties that can decide if our funds should be confiscated or if we should be allowed to transfer them.

New individuals that lack banking account could access Steemit from a mobile device and earn some money or join airdrops as well, it is intended to reach further then our useless banking system. There will be huge social impact in the future, we will use block chain to ID our selves, store medical data, social media will run on it, making fake news and adds a past thing. We will have access to the medical info, ID and funds where ever we go and no one will be able to steal it or corrupt it, block chain is the future!

Peace

[Siddhartha7]

My personal opinion is in the long term, blockchain technology has far reaching implications and ultimately enslave us to an immutable decentralised ledger, which also destroys sovereignty of nations if we go down the route of a world decentralised currency. I think immutable information maintains the status quo of the rich always being rich and the poor always being poor and the blockchain facilitates a way to snapshot that monetary construct in a way which we can never take back. Just think of how we forced the kings to sign the Magna Carta, this won't be possible once we have people in power with technology which is immutable. BTW I'm a Ted Kaczynski supporter who believes he was ahead of his time. It's just his methods of how he went about his actions hurt a lot of people. There is a reason why books like The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul are banned books, or put you on a government watchlist if you purchase them on Amazon.

Interesting on the banned books, I wasn't aware of this. No doubt that this disrupting technology will make a change. But to counter you, do you think that crypto is really breaking the system of Rich always being rich and Poor always being poor? If so, how?

Appreciate your response and thinking!

[KingScorpio]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

the problem is that you will get more than enough so called "good guys" or "good people" that want to do "good" while "controlling the financial system" and marketing for trust.

the issue then will be how efficient are they? and they will be to many

regards

[typertees]

I agree, society should know more about crypto world and blockchain tech. would be interesting if blockchain tech can be used on daily usage. many benefits for the social networks.
i think it will happens. someday.

[FilesFM_Official]

My personal opinion is in the long term, blockchain technology has far reaching implications and ultimately enslave us to an immutable decentralised ledger, which also destroys sovereignty of nations if we go down the route of a world decentralised currency. I think immutable information maintains the status quo of the rich always being rich and the poor always being poor and the blockchain facilitates a way to snapshot that monetary construct in a way which we can never take back. Just think of how we forced the kings to sign the Magna Carta, this won't be possible once we have people in power with technology which is immutable. BTW I'm a Ted Kaczynski supporter who believes he was ahead of his time. It's just his methods of how he went about his actions hurt a lot of people. There is a reason why books like The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul are banned books, or put you on a government watchlist if you purchase them on Amazon.

Interesting on the banned books, I wasn't aware of this. No doubt that this disrupting technology will make a change. But to counter you, do you think that crypto is really breaking the system of Rich always being rich and Poor always being poor? If so, how?

Appreciate your response and thinking!

Unfortunately I don't think crypto will break the existing situation of the rich being rich and the poor being poor. its only my opinion but I fear that although we need to move towards trust-less, immutable ledgers. As this technology matures and combines with other forms of technology AI / Deep Learning we will see lot of middle class jobs accountants, office clerks, project managers, lawyers (smart legally binding contracts will replace them) logistic specialists, will all disappear. The ruling class will be the people who have the financial power and clout to integrate such systems and this will bring an even bigger divide between the rich and the poor. I think there will be a dark future in the implementation of blockchain. Unfortunately.

[ssteinb86]

Blockchain potentially can benefit every single individual by allowing oneself to use his/her own personal information (instead of giving it away for free) in order to get profit, primarily award creators of the value and significantly cut down transaction fees. Not to mention it can definitely help fighting corruption and bureaucracy. Although it is still rather controversial and the final result depends on who's gonna put their hands on this technology first...

[SoiledDove]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

I read a while back that blockchain technology is very helpful to everyday people in some African countries. People who sell vegetables in small shops can use it to easily order fresh supplies. They just need to use their mobiles. It's helping them to make a success of their small businesses. I also read that refugees in different countries find blockchain helpful in integrating into new societies. It's great that the technology can help people to do well and overcome disadvantages.

[MirzaofDaska]

Blockchain aim to inspire, federate, and create bridges between NGO’s, and government agencies, foundations, impact investors, philanthropists and technologists by focusing on the following focus sectors:

• Financial Inclusion
• Supply Chain
• Identity & Vulnerable Populations
• Energy & Environment

[Siddhartha7]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

the problem is that you will get more than enough so called "good guys" or "good people" that want to do "good" while "controlling the financial system" and marketing for trust.

the issue then will be how efficient are they? and they will be to many

regards

But true decentralization should prevent the possibility of that and thus your argument is not valid. Everybody, with good or bad intentions should, in true decentralization, be equal

[squatz1]

I know that everyone on here is in love with blockchain this, blockchain that, and crypto this and crypto that. But I'm not going to sit here and say that we should have a blockchain and crypto for every single little thing which is going in the world. As for some uses it just isn't practical and for other uses it's just useless and people aren't going to understand what is going on anyway.

I do think that there are certain things that would without a doubt be better off if the blockchain were apart of it -- such as contracts that are put through code, secure real time payment (bitcoin and such),supply chain monitoring (company internal) and some other uses that I haven't mentioned.

[becak mesin]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

You're absolutely right that technology is and unavoidable part of human life, this is an innovation of human creations. Technology is the impact of human development, so that anything will change to be very sufficient. Then, people should receive blockchain/decentralization as the impact of technology. It will always be improved as long as human still exist.

Now cryptocurrency is just becoming an alternative, but we do not really know next whether it will replace the fiat or not. 

[Rhosadah]

in my country there have been natural disasters and have to get donations and assistance, the blockchain community has used several crypto to raise funds for victims of natural disasters.
so crypto can be used as a social fund collection asset,
Fund transfers and fund disbursements can be accessed throughout the community through the transaction history inside.

[anti76]

First of all, the blockchain will allow to conduct open activity. This is the technology that all mankind needs.Now all spheres of business are actively beginning to apply this technology.This is a revolutionary technology that will change the life around.Medicine, logistics, Transportation, Tourism-this is only a small part of the areas in which the blockchain will be in great demand.I recommend everyone to read the book-Blockchain Technology.Authors Alex Tapscott and Don Tapscott.Very interesting and fascinating book

[goldSkylark]

If we agree that society needs development/improvement in many ways. And we agree that technology is an unavoidable part of the future.

Then how do you see blockchain/decentralization improve life for human beings and society?

I'm curious to hear opinions here. I have my opinions and I work for several projects, but I want to keep my question pure and simple and see what comes up!

Let's build towards a better world

“technology is an unavoidable part of the future.” I absolutely agree with you there. Aside from blockchain that will totally revolutionize that way we transact payments and store records, other technologies that will transform humanity’s future are virtual and augmented realities. You mentioned “let’s build towards a better world.” That’s exactly the goal of these technologies. I even heard that a virtual world is in the works. Would that interest you if that means a better world and future?

[r_herbert]

Society is constantly changing and people are changing as well. We have better education and better healthcare systems. We live longer and are smarter. It is obvious that we will create one day or another, a system that allows us to be independent of states. The actual system is said to be good for people, it has abolished many wrong behaviours, but it is still enslaving people. We cannot live without banks. We depend on them. Those people are just making money on us. The blockchain technology will give us the opportunity to act without them. We can send money without the consent of banks, vote, and even earn money. No inflation, no business war, no nation, no colours. This is indeed good for our society. Blockchain technology puts us together.

[Siddhartha7]

My personal opinion is in the long term, blockchain technology has far reaching implications and ultimately enslave us to an immutable decentralised ledger, which also destroys sovereignty of nations if we go down the route of a world decentralised currency. I think immutable information maintains the status quo of the rich always being rich and the poor always being poor and the blockchain facilitates a way to snapshot that monetary construct in a way which we can never take back. Just think of how we forced the kings to sign the Magna Carta, this won't be possible once we have people in power with technology which is immutable. BTW I'm a Ted Kaczynski supporter who believes he was ahead of his time. It's just his methods of how he went about his actions hurt a lot of people. There is a reason why books like The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul are banned books, or put you on a government watchlist if you purchase them on Amazon.

Interesting on the banned books, I wasn't aware of this. No doubt that this disrupting technology will make a change. But to counter you, do you think that crypto is really breaking the system of Rich always being rich and Poor always being poor? If so, how?

Appreciate your response and thinking!

Unfortunately I don't think crypto will break the existing situation of the rich being rich and the poor being poor. its only my opinion but I fear that although we need to move towards trust-less, immutable ledgers. As this technology matures and combines with other forms of technology AI / Deep Learning we will see lot of middle class jobs accountants, office clerks, project managers, lawyers (smart legally binding contracts will replace them) logistic specialists, will all disappear. The ruling class will be the people who have the financial power and clout to integrate such systems and this will bring an even bigger divide between the rich and the poor. I think there will be a dark future in the implementation of blockchain. Unfortunately.

That's an interesting point you make. Technology will, inevitably, replace middle class jobs. Blockchain or decentralization might not be able to prevent that sadly enough.

[beatzcoin123]

the blockchain technology will no doubt solve lots of shortcomings in our society, am from Africa, Nigeria to be precise, a country characterized by corrupt leaders who manipulates the electoral system for personal gain. Integrating the blockchain technology in our electoral system will fix the issue of rigging and electoral malpractices due to the decentralized and transparent nature of the blockchain technology. The blockchain technology has a lot to offer globally.