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> Bitcoin is more than 10 years old. It is a mature tech that is still in search of a problem. I don't understand how this can be said with a straight face. Ae
by vageli 9y ago
> Bitcoin is more than 10 years old. It is a mature tech that is still in search of a problem.
I don't understand how this can be said with a straight face. Aeronautics, ballistics, these are examples of mature tech. I can't think of a single example of technology that was considered mature after a mere ten years.
- spookthesunset 9y agoBitcoin is a data structure. It isn't like the invention of flush toilets, the standardized shipping container, or sliced bread. It's been on the market for 10 years and so far its only use seems to be a great way to run pump & dump penny stock scams....
- dorgo 9y agoAnd the first plane could fly a distance of 60 meters after 10+ years of developement..
- hndamien 9y agoAnd we went to the moon literally 56 years after that (the years of development).
- tudorconstantin 9y agoIt's a medium used for transferring a few billion $ daily. It's not the exclusive way to transfer value between people, but neither was the mechanized agriculture the sole way of growing plants in the beginning.