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0 pointsjustusthane6y ago0 comments

On your website, it seems that the overview and documentation is targeted at developers. As a user, I would love an easy-to-understand overview of what Blockstack is, how it works, and why I should care.

Edit: And here's a question maybe you can answer for me directly: If the user data is stored in a location of my choice, and the code runs on the client, what's the point of an app being powered by Blockstack rather than just being a local offline app that saves data to iCloud/Dropbox/whatever?

Thanks!

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muneeb6y ago· 1 in thread

The point is global coordination without going through a big company like Facebook.

Take the Dmails app for example, you can email me there on muneeb.id -- this will not be possible with an offline app.

I hear you on the developer focus for Blockstack. We might start a different brand that is consumer-focused. Right now the best page for consumer info is: https://blockstack.org/try-blockstack

justusthaneOP6y ago

Great, thanks. I'll explore it and try to understand it better! Looking forward to seeing where this goes.

KevinNTH6y ago· 1 in thread

As I said [1] I wanted the journal to be online so I can use the app from the laptop and then from the mobile. I will implement offline sync soon.

Beside, I may want to implement social features in the future. There is so many things that can be done and I'm exploring some possibilities :)

[1] https://twitter.com/pixelwerk/status/1159532787843706881

justusthaneOP6y ago

Hey Kevin, sorry for the confusion - my question was for Muneeb about Blockstack specifically.

Your journal app looks great. I've created an account and look forward to trying it out!

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