Idea: Orient your bitcoin exposition on the actual history

[stefanwouldgo]

I really like your idea of going from problem to solution all the time. I am wondering if it might make sense to introduce at least some actual historical predecessors to bitcoin together with the problems they solve or don't solve. E.g.

1. digital cash by Chaum in the early nineties - works, anonymous, but centralized - Chaum is an egotistical maniac, so the company disappears.
2. rpow
3. b-money
4. bit-gold
   etc. See, e.g. Aaron van Wirdum's "The Genesis Files" series on bitcoin magazine for pointers.

[renepickhardt]

I am a huge fan of history so I am very tempted to consider your suggestion.
However for the context of writing a book about the lightning network I am not sure if this would add value to understand lightning. I am trying to minimize the Bitcoin parts in this book so that I can come to Lightning as quickly as possible.

So I am honestly unsure what to do.

What do others think?