2025-12-28 06:22:15

In an independently operating system, the level of chaos will only increase, which is called entropy increase. The existence of civilization, laws, and institutions? Essentially, they are all fighting against this inevitable chaos.

History has taught us a harsh lesson—progress is not destiny. Humanity has not evolved from primitive chaos to culture, but rather ignites a few lights of civilization from time to time in the darkness, only to fall back into darkness repeatedly. This cycle repeats itself.

How to understand this dilemma? Let’s look at what methods humans have used to maintain order.

The Mongol Empire established unprecedented connectivity but ultimately disintegrated in the face of entropy increase. Nuclear weapons created a balance of terror among great powers, barely delaying conflict. The emergence of Bitcoin, on the other hand, offers another approach—using cryptography and distributed networks to combat the erosion of centralized power, making order itself more resilient.

This may be a new paradigm for countering entropy increase: not relying on a single point of authority to maintain order, but making order itself decentralized and self-repairing.

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AlwaysAnon

· 7h ago

The analogy of entropy increase is indeed brilliant, but claiming that Bitcoin can self-repair order? Brother, you're overthinking it a bit. However, the idea of decentralization is quite interesting; it's just that implementing it in reality is too difficult. The concept of historical cycles really hit home; it feels like we're groping in the dark right now. The example of the Mongol Empire is good— the more concentrated the power, the faster it collapses. Cryptography preventing corrosion? Sounds ideal, but human nature... how do you prevent it? Is the essence of the system anti-entropy? That logic is quite clear; I feel like it's been explained well. Single points of power ultimately turn into chaos; there's nothing wrong with that explanation. Decentralized self-repair sounds like science fiction, but Web3 is indeed experimenting with this approach. The phrase "progress is not destiny" is quite impactful; it completely blows up the entire reflection framework. The point about centralized power corruption is spot on, but is decentralization necessarily better? This set of theories sounds like it's trying to whitewash blockchain, but the logic isn't bad.

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ChainSauceMaster

· 7h ago

The theory of entropy increase sounds grand, but essentially it's about how power is distributed. I understand the concept behind Bitcoin, but can it truly self-repair? That depends on whether there are enough nodes willing to maintain it; otherwise, it will still tend toward centralization.

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SnapshotStriker

· 7h ago

The argument of entropy increase has been heard too many times, but using Bitcoin to save the world is a bit naive. Decentralization sounds great, but in reality, it's still trapped by big players and exchanges, hilarious. Distributed self-healing? Wake up, human nature is the biggest source of entropy. Is it true that nuclear deterrence delays conflict? The current situation is still being fought the same way. Why does no one get tired of talking about historical cycles? Every time, it's explained so profoundly. Dispersing power leads to stability? Then how do you explain the various explosions in DeFi? They still end up trapping retail investors. The so-called light of civilization sounds romantic, but in reality, it's all about compromises and利益博弈. So in the end, we still have to rely on some form of centralized power to counteract entropy? That's a contradiction. Can cryptography block human greed? Overthinking it.

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