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> The difference of course is that the Internet was immediately useful to an exponentially exploding number of people. An overnight success twenty years in the
by spir 6y ago
> The difference of course is that the Internet was immediately useful to an exponentially exploding number of people.
An overnight success twenty years in the making :)
- api 6y agoThe first ARPAnet was immediately useful to almost everyone who had access to it. Everyone has had access to cryptocurrency for over a decade, yet it still only has its original niches. This is a niche technology, not the next revolution.
- spir 6y ago> The first ARPAnet was immediately useful to almost everyone who had access to it. As an Ethereum user, I find Ethereum useful. Maybe my experience is not unlike that of the initial ARPAnet users? While between jobs, I have paid my rent with a blockchain-based loan. I found Ethereum to be a much better creditor than a bank. I've quickly and inexpensively sent money to friends in other countries. > yet [cryptocurrency] still only has its original niches [after a decade] On this point, you are misinformed. There are many niches, services, and new kinds of financial primitives that have emerged on Ethereum over the past few years.