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11Every time you post a comment, like something, send a message, or use any app or service, you need an account. (And, behind the scenes, a network address.) Neither of these things belongs to you. The way things are going, they never will. No matter what you’re up to with your phone or laptop, you’re dependent on MEGACORP.
11Every time you post a comment, like something, send a message, or use any app or service, you need an account. (And, behind the scenes, a network address.) Neither of these things belongs to you. The way things are going, they never will. No matter what you’re up to with your phone or laptop, you’re dependent on MEGACORP.
13−<img class="b—black ba mv5" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-megacorp.svg">
13+<img class="b—black ba mv5 w-100" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-megacorp.svg">
15We don’t like being owned by someone else. We think your identity and wallet should feel like a unique and precious object that you can always carry with you. So we built Urbit ID.
15We don’t like being owned by someone else. We think your identity and wallet should feel like a unique and precious object that you can always carry with you. So we built Urbit ID.
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38Your Urbit ID and passkey are all you need to log into Urbit OS and send and receive crypto payments. Together, they’re a simple keypair that are easily memorizable. We think it’s the perfect form factor for ordinary people to take control of their digital lives.
38Your Urbit ID and passkey are all you need to log into Urbit OS and send and receive crypto payments. Together, they’re a simple keypair that are easily memorizable. We think it’s the perfect form factor for ordinary people to take control of their digital lives.
40−<img class="b—black ba mv5" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-address-space-2.svg">
40+<img class="b—black ba mv5 w-100" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-address-space-2.svg">
42We want everyone to own their own identity and wallet. One way to do this would be to build a MEGACORP or a State Department of Urbit. But we prefer decentralized, collectively owned systems. So that’s what we built. Let’s look briefly at how that system works.
42We want everyone to own their own identity and wallet. One way to do this would be to build a MEGACORP or a State Department of Urbit. But we prefer decentralized, collectively owned systems. So that’s what we built. Let’s look briefly at how that system works.
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46First, there are only so many Urbit IDs, so they cost something. Since they cost something, people are less likely to use them to spam or abuse the network. And, when you meet a stranger with an Urbit ID you know they have some skin in the game.
46First, there are only so many Urbit IDs, so they cost something. Since they cost something, people are less likely to use them to spam or abuse the network. And, when you meet a stranger with an Urbit ID you know they have some skin in the game.
48−<img class="b—black ba mv5" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-address-space-1.svg">
48+<img class="b—black ba mv5 w-100" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/urbit-id/urbit-id-address-space-1.svg">
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51<tr><td>2<sup>8</sup> </td><td> <code>256</code> <span class="fr">galaxies</span></td></tr>
51<tr><td>2<sup>8</sup> </td><td> <code>256</code> <span class="fr">galaxies</span></td></tr>