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I appreciated the free only-crypto-I'll-ever-own-probably? But Keybase learned that people ruin everything. I still think what they built here is really neat, a
by ocdtrekkie 7y ago
I appreciated the free only-crypto-I'll-ever-own-probably? But Keybase learned that people ruin everything. I still think what they built here is really neat, and hopefully once everything settles from the giveaway, what's left will be worthwhile.
The original design of the airdrop seemed designed to reward mostly/only existing users, but with the in for existing HN/GitHub users who might join. Basically it was narrowly intended to be for developers. The redesign to "avoid" abuse involved phone numbers, and allowing anyone with one in, which was the real floodgates.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoFWIW, the initial "in for existing HN/GitHub users" caused a huge spam account problem for HN.
- ocdtrekkie 7y agoYeah, but the floodgates opened far worse when it wasn't limited to developer focused websites. I feel they should've shutdown the way for new Keybase users to join the airdrop. Stellar would've benefit from a large number of developers having their crypto and potentially developing software to use it, and Keybase would've been seen as rewarding their loyal users.