Today's SKY TRANSIT is a reprint bloc.scape : XAYA's Taurion and decentralization. SKY TRANSITS are meant to be condensed highlights, but this post is a reply to the announcement of an alpha test found here. Below you will find the same reply 'as is'; just a bit more readable.

_{image adapted (in part) from xaya.io}

DECENTRALIZATION

a runaway ode to XAYA

_{by MachnBird Sparo}

Thought I would save you some reading time with a one word answer.

_{image adapted from xaya.io/about}

Fair warning, I write for a living and even though my degree is in aviation, the runner in me can construct legitimate sentences that would force-accept my high school English teacher who knows that not only can I not spell worth a damn but that I have the I.Q. to pass most tests reading the Crib Notes and keeping one-eye open in class.

About My Crypto Journey

Now, I ain’t that smart, in part, cause I believe in an aviator/fitness lifestyle that we should all be out, not as monks as some thought Bruce Lee believed, but rather, racing the falling leaves of mountain trees. So why do I reveal all of this? You may guess the answer upon knowing that I began seriously looking into crypto by listening to Andreas Anotonopolous in the background as I prepped dinner, practiced T’ai Chi/Yoga/home-workouts, or on work breaks.

As a visionary, Andreas instilled in me the difference between Bitcoin dream, altcoins with true vision, and stolen blockchain tech by enterprises wishing to create pseudo decentralized ledgers (aka limited participation) under the veil of crypto. I would eventually settle on EOS because my funds and time were limited. I liked the idea of a blockchain built for developers. And, I began calling my EOS handle (machwire4eos)- my virtual computer.

Disappointment

I was excited about EOS (and still sort of am) until I was denied entry into Voice. I am a U.S. citizen with nothing on my record other than poverty. Hard to like something that has you questioning if your class, race, and/or religion was good enough. I still have hope for EOS and even Voice, then again, I believe I would be somewhat excited working for Facebook Libra, IBM Blockchain-as-a-Service, or Amazon Managed Blockchain. Yeah, the jobs (if you can call them that) I’ve had were pretty bad. But, what do you expect coming out of NYC metro. Undoubtedly the reason why I get many of Andreas’ analogies. We also share a view that higher degrees from accredited institutions can have value alongside free enterprise development; and, maybe also a position on independent politicians.

SO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT XAYA AND THE TAURION ALPHA TEST

Renewed Hope

Let me start out by saying that CHI was easy to get via Discord, but I would have loved to have an easy access free market (I’m a U.S. citizen) to acquire some. It’s an ideal that I’m confident that XAYA will meet one day. That said, I believe the rest of what I write will be entirely positive, if not for the only reason that many projects (with active community discussions) seem to be avoiding the word DECENTRALIZATION.

As perfect as perfect gets

• Overall XAYA website
• Description of its cryptocurrency
• Triple support (tutorial, forum, and custom via email)
• Learning center

DECENTRALIZATION is the first item of business under the Blockchain Basics lesson. Now… if the XAYA monks wrote that lesson as is 7+ years ago… well, I won’t go into how afraid cryptonians need to be, just stay in really good shape to run:)

I dare you to find a better presentation of how to use a platform than what is found at xaya.io/learn

It’s like the minds behind the project want it to do what their mission says.

Some Sanity... FINALLY!

If you have an advanced degree, then you can understand where I’m coming from. Many people get their B.A. or B.S. and never think of school again. Their ongoing learning might be self-centered or driven by corporate indoctrination. But for those that venture to even a master’s degree, the concept of building upon the lessons of the past requires clarity of purpose and ease of use. I already conveyed this as one of the primary definitions of XAYA when it’s included in our future dictionaries.

The question XAYA tasked us with:

• What excites you most about Taurion?

Answer:

• DECENTRALIZATION (the same as XAYA).

As for what I’ve seen of the game, if I say that I associate more with Han Solo than Luke Skywalker, does that fully convey my excitement? Well, that is, except for the speedster inside Luke.

Now, bring in an Indian Jones TREASURE HUNTING aspect inspired by the far off dreams of Hunter:)Coin, and well, establishing a decentralized crypto economy derived from provably human skill is just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Would you believe… I got the spelling right on the first shot and that, other than the highlighted spell checks as I wrote, this is unedited (ok, added/changed three or four words)?

I am about to create a Steemit/Hive post to promo XAYA a bit and hopely inspire some discourse about the advantages of DECENTRALIZATION. I’ll come back to read this for fluidity and hopefully not change anything, other than add a link to my blog post.

Thanks XAYA minds, and I hope to dive into the tech in a meaningful way.

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