> there are only 2^32 (~4B) Urbit IDs, so they cost something.
> Ultimately, we want your Urbit ID to feel like a civilizational key. If your Urbit ID were a piece of hardware, you could tap it to unlock a door, swipe it to buy a coffee, and plug it into any computer to log in. Your Urbit ID should be a unique, beautiful object that’s both an address and a wallet. It’s a key to a secret club and the ticket to your digital life.
So I guess almost half the current global population is excluded from civilization?
Apparently it's taken us ~30 years to come close[1] to this number of users on the current internet. Seems like not an issue for a very long time, and if it becomes one, it can be amended.
That said, anyone can get on Urbit for free as a comet. The only real limitations on comets are social in nature—not technological.
> there are only 2^32 (~4B) Urbit IDs, so they cost something.
> Ultimately, we want your Urbit ID to feel like a civilizational key. If your Urbit ID were a piece of hardware, you could tap it to unlock a door, swipe it to buy a coffee, and plug it into any computer to log in. Your Urbit ID should be a unique, beautiful object that’s both an address and a wallet. It’s a key to a secret club and the ticket to your digital life.
So I guess almost half the current global population is excluded from civilization?