Noosphere (noun):
- Planetary consciousness. A hypothetical new evolutionary phenomena rising out of the biosphere.
- A protocol for thought.
The Noosphere Protocol is part of an effort to bootstrap a new kind of content web. Noosphere, like its namesake, is a worldwide medium for thinking together.
Noosphere is designed in layers, and promotes decentralization. Interesting features include:
Noosphere draws from the same foundational ideas as IPFS, ActivityPub, ATProtocol, Nostr and other protocols. But, it distinguishes itself in meaningful ways:
- Users truly own and control their data, even when infrastructure providers become adversaries
- All operations are local-first and work offline
- Infrastructure providers trust users, not the other way around
- There is no blockchain, central authority or other built-in, global source of truth