I've spent quite a bit of my time and energy dissecting the whitepaper for ONO over the last week. Today I thought I would take things in a different direction and discuss what initially got me to start looking into the platform in the first place. The philosophy that Ke Xu is talking about and approaching development with is very in line with my own. I feel that we all have opportunities come up and some times we get the chance to work with others that want the same things we want and some times something truly different happens and we have a chance to work with people that believe the same things we believe.
It seems that wanting the same things isn't always enough to have a truly aligned vision of how to get from point A to point B. On the other hand, we could choose to align ourselves with others that believe the same things we believe and trust that the rest will work itself out. The greatest thing of all is that these two things don't even have to be mutually exclusive, why not pursue both if we have the time and energy to do so? In the end I feel that things will grow organically and pull us in the direction we are meant to be moving either way.
That being said, learning about Ke Xu's philosophy and goals for building a decentralized platform that can bridge the gap between people that normally have restricted or limited communication to provide something of value to the world really resonates with me. You can hear her talking in the video above around the 49 minute mark and her vision seems pretty clear to me. Build a platform for people first and foremost, empower them to share their own thoughts, ideas, and creativity, and give them the tools to use it for their own best interests. The platform is being built to empower users and bridge the gap between people to grow communities.
It's also very clear that the way this is being approached is to disrupt the powers that be that are currently separating the Eastern and Western people. Using blockchain and the iOS and Android platform is going to allow for unfiltered communication between people that is normally restricted and able to be shut down by a government firewall. Personally, this all resonates with me on a core level and the fact that the platform will be monetized by optional advertisements as opposed to stake weight puts users on a much more level playing field. This is compassionate development to me in every sense of the word. How rich you are or how early you get involved has nothing to do with your ability to create and succeed on the platform. I feel that all of this is leading to a much more collaborative and less competitive view of personal creativity and interaction. I'll leave you with something she said that I feel sums up how I feel entirely:
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