# 030 - On identity, reputation, and governance

**Published by:** [The Cheshire Cat](https://paragraph.com/@cheshirecat/)
**Published on:** 2024-07-01
**Categories:** identity, reputation, governance
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@cheshirecat/030-on-identity%2C-reputation%2C-and-governance-1

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The growth channel now has a landing page. web3gurung created it permissionless 😉https://growthchannel.xyz/ I'll be in Brussels doing the side events rodeo show during ethcc. Still trying to explain that concept to my family who live there. Yes, I'm here for work. No, I'm not attending the conference. Yes, I'm busy. No, I don't have to present anything. Yes, we can meet, but not on these times as I'm at the conference. DM me if you are there and wanna meet. Next chapter of Muted Words is coming this week. It's The making of Mara. We're going back in time to understand better why Mara is the way she is. On Identity and ReputationOn the surface, identity and reputation seem like two separate concept. But they are intertwined. Identity is who you are, while reputation is how others see you. One does not exists without the other. TogetherCrew is unraveling this thread, starting with putting offchain reputation onchain. 1inch wrote an in depth article on the multitude of pieces that form part of the decentralized identity landscape. While digging deeper into this topic I came across a list of reputation token. Interesting I thought, but researching Cyber took the wind out of the sail. These weren't representing individual reputation, but just another token for another web3 project (duh). Like Build (Talent Protocol), Alfa (Superfluid) and the myriad more where you can buy access to people's time and expertise, these are projects that aim to put $ on person's clout. Now, I have to add, that I like Build's approach of nominating others, but nominations should only be valid if you know the person. Not merely on social observations. Of course this creates other problems. No solution is perfect. Keep experimenting! I've also tried Superfluid's product Alfafrens, but they targeted the degen culture and attracted a lot of 'let's get rich quickly' crowd. That's not the world I'm moving in. Without channel growth, the tool is just a huge money sucker. And I wasn't in for the $Alfa Finally Trustful (by blockful), a project part of Octant's epoch 4 public goods funding round (go and donate!) is breaking the reputation silos. You know, every-time you join a new community you need to rebuild who you are. We're doing this now manually in the introduction channels, picking out specific experiences to create an identity for that community. But it's all "us talking" and we all know humans bullshit, over-index certain experiences, and like to add color. Trustful is solving for that.https://medium.comTowards Digital Self-Sovereignty: The Web3 Identity StackOn the evolution of internet identity, a layer-by-layer overview of web3 identity infrastructure, and where we go from herehttps://mirror.xyzIt's time to break the reputation silos.Trustful is a cross-community reputation aggregator based on the concepts of Valocracy and Trust Networks. It's an open-source software that enables users to import reputation badges from other systems or create new ones, allowing those to be used in multiple communities with little to no need for structural adaptation.On GovernanceCan you eli5 these terms: “Vote with Reason” “Proposal” “Queue” “Vote Delay” “Voting Period” “Governor” “Timelock” “Transfer” “Quorum” “Threshold”. Or something more esoteric like "Moloch"? Jargon is a shortcut. It's a way for those involved in the conversation to package a complicated process into one or two simple words that outside the current context are meaningless (see Trig's reply). It helps the insiders to move ahead, but as Rafa points out, it builds up walls making it harder for newcomers to join the conversation. Spencer Graham provides a counter point that making everything too accessible too early creates a meaningless word saladhttps://www.supercast.xyzrafa on SupercastCurrently, we're on the path of protocolizing digital governance. Yet it seems to be converging on esoteric jargon and functions, is there a path out? Is there something else that won't lead us to localized ossification with niche standards, procedures, and a working class of governance technical support?On CommunityThis is a deep dive into what it means to be a community manager. Not my favorite style of writing, but you can learn a lot from the section about Struggles and Testimonials. https://paragraph.xyzCommunity Management: A Role-lercoasterThe ones posting announcements in discord/telegram servers, the ones hosting Twitter spaces, the ones that hop on 1-on-1 calls with you, the ones frantically running around to ensure that...On designNate's content is always great. Quick explainers about how he designs. Looks so simple...https://www.meco.appNate Kadlac - Let me show you something via Meco AppHow to quickly design a logo ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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