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Cool tech doesn't become the next "big thing" just because it's cool. Decentralised tech doesn't win just because it's decentralised (centralisation has a lot

by nly 6y ago

Cool tech doesn't become the next "big thing" just because it's cool. Decentralised tech doesn't win just because it's decentralised (centralisation has a lot of advantage when it comes to easy of use and implementation) What real business or personal problems does blockchain solve that alternatives don't? Few

meiraleal 6y ago
a tech wins when the tech developers are enthusiastic about it. We have seen this before.
- inter_netuser 6y ago
  what are the examples? Aside from Linux?
  - meiraleal 6y ago
    JavaScript, bitcoin and many more :)
    - inter_netuser 6y ago
      bitcoin development is basically dead. javascript is universally hated, yet everyone uses it. I don't understand why.
      - mattmanser 6y ago
        No-ones got a choice, you have to use it in the browser.
  - mcintyre1994 6y ago
    Would early App Store iOS be an example?