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and maybe cryptocurrencies if internet survives in any form.
by DesiLurker 9y ago
and maybe cryptocurrencies if internet survives in any form.
- DesiLurker 9y agowhy the downvotes? the distributed, permissionless transactions seems to be a design goal for cryptocurrencies. if so they are perfect for dystopia given some mass communication mean exists, even something like ham radio will do.
- detaro 9y agoWhat makes you think they'd be more useful than gold in such a situation? In much the same way the have no direct use, and their use requires wasting scarce resources (energy, bandwidth) on performing transactions.