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shanusmagnus 41 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: We Paid 20% Of Our Employees $25,000 To Quit

Presumably the network lasts forever, not necessarily the messages.

swmcsimov 41 days ago [–]

Good question.

The protocol XMTP is built to last forever and will outlive us all, the name of the company is a reminder that if the company ever went away that the protocol must be able to live on. Requirement for decentralization.

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