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I've noticed the positioning and messaging around blockchains evolve over the years. It seems to have moved away from crypto-anarchist ideals towards more trad
by say_it_as_it_is 7y ago
I've noticed the positioning and messaging around blockchains evolve over the years. It seems to have moved away from crypto-anarchist ideals towards more traditional power structures. You can't disrupt those who you need to grow.
- ema 7y agoI think there is a similar pattern during the early stages of many technologies. At first they are made by tinkerers for themselves and so are tool for individual empowerment. People then think of that as a core aspect of the technology, but when the technology gets scaled up it turns out to be incidental.
- ashtonkem 7y agoI’ve found attempts to retrofit past technological growth curves onto current technologies to be more an exercise in bias confirmation than anything else. Such analysis usually hinge upon successful stories, often the internet, and ignore all the failures and false starts.
- rchaud 7y agoThat is happening because the forces pushing for its adoption have prioritized making money over what the original motivation behind it might have been. It's Linux vs Windows.