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Show the cast this replies toPilgrims arrived in Plymouth in 1620 -- take it from someone who has seen the rock more times than any human actually should be made to.
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and chat gave me my answer -- didn't realize this book starts with Massachusetts Bay not Plymouth Bay.
Pilgrims 1620, Puritans 1630. The distinction is actually quite interesting and can be explained in crypto terms. The Pilgrims were pure separatists, anarchists in a sense. Against the Church of England. The Puritans were more pragmatic non-separatists. The Church of England existed and they (at least nominally) accepted its authority, but wanted to found their own sub-branch as far away as possible. Roughly: Pilgrims were more like crypto-anarchists (who do not accept the legitimacy of the state) and Puritans more like crypto exchange founders (who accept the existence of the state, but want maximum freedom within the law). The pragmatic Puritans ultimately economically preponderated, because they could bridge between tyranny (the Church of England), civilization (their own City on a Hill), and anarchy (the American frontier).
Having grown up so close to Plymouth , I was defensive of my Pilgrims being slighted in the cast lol but realized my error when I saw that the author focuses on the Puritans and Massachusetts Bay colony. But that drove me down a nice rabbit hole around that comparison, as well as a comparison of these four groups and how they looked at education, which was really interesting. And I totally see your crypto analogy. Just like these early migrants, we often group everyone together and think they are looking for the same thing from crypto. When clearly over time, that just hasn’t been the case, even if they all started with similar values. And we are seeing the same thing play out here right now. The Farcaster Protocol is about to become many different things  and I think that is the only way it survives.  Truly appreciate this particular challenge. I already ordered the book and started down a rabbit hole with my ai. I knew a lot of this from way back in the day of studying American history, but haven’t revisited it in decades  and had never read this particular book. Enjoying Learn & Earn regardless of the earn. 
Yes. Appreciated your comment too! Helped me articulate the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans.
