# Decentralized Society: Finding Web3's Soul

<https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105763>

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## What Jamie wrote

I think the idea of having non-transferrable NFTs is really interesting. It opens up a number of use cases where you can prove you have some certification or accomplishment just by showing that the token is in your wallet. I also think that even today you could prove that it is yours by making sure it was minted directly to the person in question. If you have a token thats says you graduated from the University of Minnesota and it was minted from `umn.eth` directly into your wallet, that is good. If you bought it from `random-person.eth`, it is invalid. But a non-tranferrable token would remove that need and support additional capabilities. However, I don't like the term "soulbound" at all. Sounds like something from a fantasy novel.

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