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It is not reasonable to compare Blockchain versus TCP. Only advocates do this because despite Blockchain technology being completely useless, it's a simple line
by Tesl 8y ago
It is not reasonable to compare Blockchain versus TCP. Only advocates do this because despite Blockchain technology being completely useless, it's a simple line that excuses all lack of progress / usecases, whilst simultaneously implying it will still take over the world.
It's a dishonest line to come out with and people on Hacker News should know better.
- bb88 8y agoI think if you go over my comment history, you'll not find me a fan of cryptocurrencies nor blockchains. I'm partial to this comment I made recently. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18538733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18538733 The point wasn't to defend bitcoin and blockchain, but just the opposite, to point out how immature the technology is to something vastly simpler, moving data from point A to B on the internet. And TCP took years to get right.