The Network is a Mycelial Web
In the quiet of the kitchen, a jar of vegetables begins to fizz. In the dark soil of a forest floor, a vast web of mycelium connects tree to tree. These are not just biological processes; they are living networks, operating on principles that make our most advanced human systems look primitive and fragile. As I’ve written before, there are profound microbial lessons for a living planet . The intelligence at work is decentralised, cooperative, and stunningly resilient. There is no CEO of the sourdough starter, no central server for the forest floor. The system works because it is a network of autonomous peers, each sensing and responding to its local environment, contributing to the health of the whole.
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The Physics of Freedom
There are ideas so powerful they echo across different domains, revealing a fundamental truth about how the world works. Reading through The Zen of Reticulum , a foundational text for a new kind of communication network, I was struck by how its principles are not just about technology, but about the very physics of freedom and resilience. Reticulum is a network stack designed for a world where communication cannot be taken for granted. It is built to function over any available medium, with no central servers, and with privacy and security as its bedrock. It is, in essence, a system designed for self-sovereignty. Its philosophy rejects the extractive, controlling architectures that have come to define so much of the modern internet.
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Part 1: The Reality of DePIN
The Seductive Pitch The term DePIN, or Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks, carries an almost utopian promise. It paints a picture of a world where the essential physical networks we rely on—from wireless and mobile connectivity to mapping and sensor data—are built not by faceless corporations, but by us. It’s a vision of grassroots collaboration, where individuals are empowered to deploy hardware, share resources, and collectively own the infrastructure of tomorrow.
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