# Technological Stalemate

-at inception of new technologies, tech geeks are building foundations of their product. Assuming that the product should reach an audience outside of the tech space (or mass adoption) , there will be a critical point in which it is vital that the content is digestible to those whom the product is intended to reach.

# Problems
-tech peoples need to pass their product on to "users"
-tech peoples speak in different code/langauge than lay people
-"users" / lay people are put off or afraid of tech. (too complicated)
-developers vs users reach a communicative stalemate

I used to believe that techies were the problem. Entering the field of technology and not having a background that matched those of my teammates, my complaints about the content being undigestible were often disregarded. This would often lead to feelings of frustration as I was asked to adopt new measures and technologies in order to operate within the space. Why weren't they adopting better measures to communicate with people like myself whose first language is not tech? Here is where we reach a stalemate; a critical fork in the road which takes both parties involvment to bridge the communication gap.
Don't get me wrong. Working in a DAO is cool, but there are also challenges in these operations as there is no hierarchy and no one is there to tell another that they "should" or "have to" do something. Since no one is being policed, it's vital that each person takes personal resonsibility for their learning, and putting into practice what we actually learn. Both ends of the spectrum will form a link by taking simple action steps to break the communication stalemate.

-how do both groups take responsibility for bridging the gap?

## Resources
The following information has been suggested based on personal learning experience. These are easy ways to begin learning about related technologies and also will be relevant to expert level individuals. Both groups will find themselves utilizing some form of these protocols throughout their participation in the space.

### ABC's of Crypto
The first step I took in my research of cryptocurrency was learning the ABC's. I searched for a list of terms listed in alphabetical order that I could read through. This is one one of the easiest and best ways to learn crypto terms, as you can start from the top and make your way down at your own pace. Memorization is not important; As you continue your learning you will come across these words in whitepapers, articles, and other communications. For those who wish to pursue a career in Web3, this will be an awesome reference to have in your learning arsenal. Check out CoinGecko's glossary of terms here: https://www.coingecko.com/en/glossary. They even have the word of the day posted at the top of the page!

### Read a Whitepaper
A whitepaper is a technical document that explains a specific topic or issue, and explores problems and solutions. It provides both in depth analysis and philosophy, educating and (hopefully) pursuading the reader to act. Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Web3 projects will release whitepapers in order for you to understand what they are all about.
Whitepapers can be difficult to read. They can often be quite long and perhaps boring. It's not important that you understand EVERYTHING in the document. Simply read through and see what you can digest! If you did your Crypto ABC homework, you will find that you are absorbing more than you thought. Check out the Bitcoin Whitepaper https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf or the Ethereum Whitepaper https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/.

### Join GitHub

I was thrown into the world of Github when I joined the cyber~Congress team. As a non-techie on the dev team there was no choice in the matter, as this is the open source internet host or "facebook" of tech. Working at a a DAO, it is vital that we work together with open source protocols where transparency, traceability, and decentralization are the backbone of the organization.
On "Git" there are 83 million users developing software and communities, building new technologies and other kinds of wormholes. You can find all kinds of projects there and click around a bit. Files are posted in "repositories", and repositories may contain code or other language. If you are not a coder, you can look around for README files or whitepapers, which will be posted on GIT.
Besides finding projects you will also see the people behind the screens; Developers of all kinds use their profile as a space to network and share their current works. You can get to know people by following them, looking at their work, and seeing what they are interested in. This is an excellent way to learn from other people already established within the space. Besides being a work space it is also a place where you can learn a lot by practicing open source work styles.
The cool thing about open source software is that you can practice contributing. For example, you may be reading a whitepaper where you find a typo or error. You COULD edit this typo by editing the document and submitting a Pull Request, which is a request to the main project repository to "merge" your changes. And that, my friend, is a beautiful example of working with open source protocol! Create an account on GitHub https://github.com/

### Make Peer to Peer Transactions

Peer to Peer (p2p) transactions are vital to the crypto ecosystem. When you directly transact with another person or wallet you are adding value to the organism and you are working freely to make an independent choice, without an intermediary, to add value to the other peer. It's a powerful feeling.
I have noticed that this fundamental action is often missing from the protocols of users. Why are people still using intermediaries to buy crypto, and why are they not using crypto to make payments for services?
One way to encourage more p2p transactions is to find your local ecosystem. This may be found via meetups, conferences, finding local artists who work in the NFT space, meeting local development teams in you area, or asking if your service providers accept crypto.
Ecosystems are a great way to trade crypto or buy crypto from those who already have it. After all, we are not yet operating within the space where tokens are taken as a form of payment everywhere. Until then some of us still need some Fiat money here and there. It's worth asking a peer if you can buy some crypto instead of using Binance.
The student becomes the teacher in the next step; asking if your service providers accept crypto. Here we bridge a very important gap, as it can be an opportunity to contribute to the space by "Rainbow Pilling" a person who doesn't yet know about crypto, blockchains, and related tech. If you did your GitHUb homework you may be ready to explain a few fundamentals of the tech space, give some ideas on where you believe Web3 may be going, and add your own personal experiences or successes related to this field. This is a fun aspect of the new web, a space where we are co-creating, learning, and teaching eachother in simultaneous flux. Inspiring without intermediaries (if possible!)

### Do Better Than Me!
This list is an easy and condensed version on how to get up to speed on crypto, blockchain, and web3 technologies. By doing this you will help to ease the tension between tech geeks and lay people.
You may even come to some better conclusions or methods as you traverse the wormhole. As a developer in the web3 space I welcome you to the realm of endless possibilities and hope that the above mentioned strategies are helpful in your quest of learning and creating.