From db0af327eb660d76aa2587afc769c92c5b3ea7e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yarmo Mackenbach Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2020 10:18:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs --- docs/doip.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/doip.md b/docs/doip.md index 3ee511f..69faa77 100644 --- a/docs/doip.md +++ b/docs/doip.md @@ -79,3 +79,24 @@ By adding at least two profiles, you can create meaningful links between those profiles. If someone knows **you**, the physical being **you**, is **Alice** on website A, they will also now know that you are **Alice123** on website B, simply because "*whoever holds that key also holds both of those profiles*". + +## Why the snail logo? + +> Aren't snails associated with slowness? + +Well, they are also animals that take their homes with them wherever they go. In +a sense, they are a nice metaphor for DOIP. Snails are the ultimate +"decentralized life" species of the animal kingdom. They don't have to rely on +centralized (social) structures, they are self-sufficient by always having their +home and their identity—and their data!—with them. + +> Yeah, but… Snails are slow, though! + +You know what, let's embrace the Big Slow. DOIP is slow. Not computationally +slow. DOIP is just a slow technology. It doesn't provide a social network, it +doesn't send notifications or reminders, it doesn't want your attention. DOIP is +more set-and-forget. Set your identities and the technology handles the rest. As +long as your public keys are live, they'll just continue to work without your +intervention. + +So yes, it's a **Slow Technology**.