RE: Building a Robot Army: How Japanese Toys Provide Valuable Insight into the Myriad Potential of Blockchain Technology, and Life Itself.
Excellent post! Sounds like your son had a fun birthday, and whoever designed those toys is a genius for building in all those synergistic aspects. Synergies in decentralized applications that leverage smart contract platforms will become increasingly important for the evolution of the blockchain ecosystem as we go along. It's one way to build a network effect and help push crypto towards mainstream adoption. For example, the uPort identity management system being created by ConsenSys should be able to integrate with a number of different Ethereum apps, which by leveraging the uPort features won't have to constantly reinvent the wheel when it comes to online profiles & identity verification. Much like your son's toys (I love the analogy by the way), dapps can be interlocking building blocks that combine to present a greater whole than what can be achieved in isolation.
The ecosystem has quite a ways to go before it reaches maturity, but I expect the next few years will be quite exciting! Can't wait to see how it all turns out!
Wow. I didn't know about the uPort identity management system. That is very exciting. About the toys, yeah, I was telling my wife that these guys probably have engineering degrees. The amount of planning and thought that goes into the designs and the marketing campaigns is unbelievable. Thanks as always for the great comment.