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Eros – An OpenBazaar of Sex Based on Zeronet and Ethereum

14 points by MrsPeaches 9y ago

baryy 9y ago
it seems Eros stole idea from Sexservice.io https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1970891.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1970891.0 and whitepaper from Beaver.
mattcoles 9y ago
Is there a way to swing this in a way which this is not contributing to an already exploitative and (primarily) sexist industry? I also fail to see how such a system could combat abuse of those working either.
- Pitarou 9y ago
  There’s a way: it’s pointless and nobody will use it. It’s very much a solution looking for a problem. If there was some advantage to using cryptocurrency for sex services, they’d already be doing it, just like they do for illegal items distributed by mail.
Pitarou 9y ago
THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO MEET! So why do thy need cryptocoin? Cryptocoin just makes life harder, because you have to convert that coin into cash you can spend, which is troublesome and leaves an e-paper trail. And the market for erotic services that don’t involve meetings gets by just fine without the need for crypto. If it didn’t, it would have moved to the Silk Road and its successors long ago.
always_good 9y ago
Yay, another ICO scam. Hmm, that's quite a whitepaper they have: https://eros.vision/img/core-img/WP.pdf https://eros.vision/img/core-img/WP.pdf Oh, right, just copy-and-pasted from https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/464.pdf https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/464.pdf with "Eros" injected here and there. Edit: They replaced the whitepaper on their homepage. I rehosted their original PDF: http://docdro.id/C1y0jNg http://docdro.id/C1y0jNg
cocktailpeanuts 9y ago
I'm not sure if this is "uncensorable" as they say. Just look at silkroad. The guy got a life sentence. And if the main developer gets a life sentence, no one will ever want to touch the project. And if nobody maintains the project, it will die off. On a sidenote, I am curious what was going through the minds of these two founders when they decided they would put their linkedin profile on the page. Isn't this just asking for "censorship"? I mean, the cops can just raid their apartment and arrest them. Maybe they're just looking to get a quick buck via ICO and peace out? (To not have to deal with illegal accusations)

14 points by MrsPeaches 9y ago

it seems Eros stole idea from Sexservice.io https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1970891.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1970891.0 and whitepaper from Beaver.

mattcoles 9y ago

Is there a way to swing this in a way which this is not contributing to an already exploitative and (primarily) sexist industry? I also fail to see how such a system could combat abuse of those working either.

Pitarou 9y ago
There’s a way: it’s pointless and nobody will use it. It’s very much a solution looking for a problem. If there was some advantage to using cryptocurrency for sex services, they’d already be doing it, just like they do for illegal items distributed by mail.

Pitarou 9y ago

THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO MEET! So why do thy need cryptocoin? Cryptocoin just makes life harder, because you have to convert that coin into cash you can spend, which is troublesome and leaves an e-paper trail. And the market for erotic services that don’t involve meetings gets by just fine without the need for crypto. If it didn’t, it would have moved to the Silk Road and its successors long ago.

always_good 9y ago

Yay, another ICO scam. Hmm, that's quite a whitepaper they have: https://eros.vision/img/core-img/WP.pdf https://eros.vision/img/core-img/WP.pdf Oh, right, just copy-and-pasted from https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/464.pdf https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/464.pdf with "Eros" injected here and there. Edit: They replaced the whitepaper on their homepage. I rehosted their original PDF: http://docdro.id/C1y0jNg http://docdro.id/C1y0jNg

cocktailpeanuts 9y ago

I'm not sure if this is "uncensorable" as they say. Just look at silkroad. The guy got a life sentence. And if the main developer gets a life sentence, no one will ever want to touch the project. And if nobody maintains the project, it will die off. On a sidenote, I am curious what was going through the minds of these two founders when they decided they would put their linkedin profile on the page. Isn't this just asking for "censorship"? I mean, the cops can just raid their apartment and arrest them. Maybe they're just looking to get a quick buck via ICO and peace out? (To not have to deal with illegal accusations)