Dear community,
I have now once again stretched myself far beyond the capabilities of a philosopher and sociologist.
I therefore had to rely on AI to help me with the technical formulation of the logic and mathematics of the protocol.
I am able to understand the technical formulations and implications to such an extent that I am very confident that the protocol would behave as I have constructed it logically and mathematically.
But to be absolutely sure, I believe we need people who really know about technical implementation.
After all this work and some initial qualitative tests, I am convinced that this protocol could solve some of the problems currently faced by other economic models (including most crypto models), so I will continue working and now also try my hand at building a quantitative simulation (in Python).
If I manage to do that, I will go out on a limb here with my “Attack the Protocol.”
However, I can’t say yet whether I will be able to do that. Maybe some of you would like to take a look at the protocol and give me some feedback.
And maybe, just maybe, my work so far will be enough to get someone to help me close the gap in my programming skills…
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Yours,
Skopia Outis
Full Pitch:
The Ontological Protocol v1.0 - Deterministic Value Attribution via Causal Graph Structure
TL;DR: I’ve developed a fully deterministic economic protocol that attributes
value based on causal graph structure rather than token balances. Think:
proof-of-work meets causal inference meets cybernetic regulation.
The Problem
Current blockchain economic models (including most DeFi) suffer from what I call
the “Object Ontology Error”: they treat value as a static token that exists
independently of network state. This enables:
- Speculation decoupled from production
- Inflationary/deflationary spirals
- Extractive rent-seeking
- No material grounding
The Solution: Structural Relational Monism
TOP v1.0 implements a fundamentally different approach:
Burn as Thermodynamic Cost: Every signal requires irreversible resource expenditure.
No free minting, no airdrops.
Ripple Propagation: Value flows backward through causal DAG structure.
Your value = your structural position in the network.
Stasis Mechanism: Rest/regeneration is ontologically necessary, not UBI.
Capped by system activity.
Planetary Coupling: Environmental stress directly impacts purchasing power.
Externalities are internalized.
100% Deterministic: No floating-point. No platform dependency. No interpretive
freedom. Every node computes identical state hashes.
Technical Highlights
- 75-page Audit Ready Protocol: Complete mathematical specification (bundle locked)
- DAC (Deterministic Arithmetic Contract): Table-based log/exp for consensus
- i128 Fixed-Point: All arithmetic is checked integer ops
- Θ-Lint: Static overflow prevention
- Canonical Pipeline: 14-step epoch execution (strict ordering)
Current Status
Specification: COMPLETE (audition-ready)
Implementation: Reference Python PoC in progress
Verification: Golden test vectors needed (R1)
What I Need
1. Technical Review
- Have I missed any fork vectors?
- Are there hidden non-determinism sources?
- Is the economic mechanism game-theoretically sound?
2. Implementation Partners
- Rust production implementation
- Cross-language hash equivalence testing
- Attack lab / formal verification
3. Economic Simulation
- Agent-based modeling
- Attack scenarios
- Parameter sensitivity analysis
Background
I’m a philosopher/sociologist who’s stretched far beyond my technical comfort zone.
I’ve relied on AI assistance for mathematical formalization, but I can verify the
logic and understand the implications.
The philosophical foundation (Volumes I-II) took years.
The v1.0 specification took weeks of intensive work.
Now I need people who really know implementation to help close this gap.
Questions for the Community
- Fork Risk: What am I missing? What could cause consensus divergence?
- Economic Soundness: Can you see attack vectors in the InvestMint/Stasis mechanism?
- Implementation: Would you be interested in building a production node?
If this resonates with you, let’s talk.
[Contact: skopiaoutis@gmail.com]
“We do not build the future. We build the structure that allows the future to emerge.”