A Dream of the Future: Ideation Begins!

Today marks the final phase in the 2021 Skynet Hackathon: Dream.
Are you crypto-curious? A futurist nerd? A radical change-maker?
If so, this event is for you! The Dream phase is designed for anyone with a keen imagination and desire to re-envision a better, more equitable society.

The Ask: How will our world be transformed though decentralized systems and technologies?

Requirements: There are none! Let your imagination run free. Write a blog, tell a story, paint a portrait, or write a song. Maybe you want to re-envision some of your favorite apps—What will decentralized TikTok, decentralized Spotify, or decentralized Steam look like? Submissions can come from all industries.

Prizes: Up to $2000 in Siacoin as well as mugs, t-shirts, and even selfie drones! A participation prize will be awarded for all valid submissions ie: Please show us you’ve given your submission some thought and consideration :)

Background

Today, most of our world is centralized. This means that one or a handful of actors make the decisions for everyone else. You might think of a monarch whose decisions are absolute and treated as law. While monarchies may have fallen out of style, the centralized power of monopolies have not. With Big Tech, Big Pharma, Big Banks, and other monopolies in nearly every industry, we live in a world where individuals and communities are losing their power to self-determine their fates. How can we fight back against monopoly power and mass surveillance?

Decentralization challenges the idea that power should be centralized. Through decentralized tech like Skynet, we can now take back control of our data and privacy. The new MySky decentralized identity does just that—when you fully own your digital identity and data, you solely decide who gets to access, share, and profit from your information.

So, what would the world look like if people and their communities held the decision-making power? What if patients could fully own and control their health records? How will social media change when individuals decide how their content feeds are moderated, and not a corporate algorithm? Instead of YouTubers having no choice but to use ads to make money, how can we create better digital economies to support our favorite artists?

Submissions

The deadline for submissions is 12:59 PM ET on Sunday, June 6th. To be considered:

• Create a MySky decentralized identity here: https://skynet-hackathon.hns.siasky.net/
• Add your contact info, such as email to your public profile
• Log into “How About Skapp” via your MySky and post your submission.

For written submission: Just paste into How About Skapp and submit!
For image submissions: Use the Drag and Drop function on How About Skapp
For video submissions/all other media: Go to SkyTransfer and upload your files. You will receive a unique URL linking to all your file uploads in one place on Skytransfer. Add this URL into your How About Skapp write up.

Good luck and we can’t wait to see your vision for a decentralized future!