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I work in crypto as well (Consensys) but find that I enjoy the minor hostility towards crypto here on HN, as crypto Twitter sometimes looks like one giant circl

I work in crypto as well (Consensys) but find that I enjoy the minor hostility towards crypto here on HN, as crypto Twitter sometimes looks like one giant circle jerk (or pub brawl if you find yourself on the "{insert-cryptocurrency-flavor-here} maximalist" side of the camp).

carlosdp 5y ago
I used to as well, but these days I find sorting through optimism much more useful than sorting through pessimism when building in the space. It's much more fruitful to talk down someone buying too much hype and learning the one component that maybe isn't hype than arguing with someone on HN that is stuck in 2017 and still thinks there's absolutely no value in web3/crypto tech.
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> as crypto Twitter sometimes looks like one giant circle jerk (or pub brawl if you find yourself on the "{insert-cryptocurrency-flavor-here} maximalist" side of the camp). Strongly agree. It’s hard to find anyone honestly discussing crypto things on Twitter because any mention of a project or currency becomes a magnet for low-effort pump efforts. Saying anything negative results in weird, low-effort pile ons and attacks. It’s also just plain boring. Everyone is posting “how NFTs will change _____” threads now that don’t even make sense. That’s because they’re not interested in actually using NFTs, they’re only interested in collecting followers and “selling shovels” in the latest iteration of the crypto gold rush.
TigeriusKirk 5y ago
I don't find the hostility on HN useful at all. It's the same negative comments recycled over and over and over and over and over and over. Crypto twitter certainly suffers from hype and flavor-of-the-day profit chasing, but it's also got thoughtful discussion of real problems. Twitter isn't the ideal format for a lot of it, but it's what we have today.

carlosdp 5y ago

I used to as well, but these days I find sorting through optimism much more useful than sorting through pessimism when building in the space. It's much more fruitful to talk down someone buying too much hype and learning the one component that maybe isn't hype than arguing with someone on HN that is stuck in 2017 and still thinks there's absolutely no value in web3/crypto tech.

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> as crypto Twitter sometimes looks like one giant circle jerk (or pub brawl if you find yourself on the "{insert-cryptocurrency-flavor-here} maximalist" side of the camp). Strongly agree. It’s hard to find anyone honestly discussing crypto things on Twitter because any mention of a project or currency becomes a magnet for low-effort pump efforts. Saying anything negative results in weird, low-effort pile ons and attacks. It’s also just plain boring. Everyone is posting “how NFTs will change _____” threads now that don’t even make sense. That’s because they’re not interested in actually using NFTs, they’re only interested in collecting followers and “selling shovels” in the latest iteration of the crypto gold rush.

TigeriusKirk 5y ago

I don't find the hostility on HN useful at all. It's the same negative comments recycled over and over and over and over and over and over. Crypto twitter certainly suffers from hype and flavor-of-the-day profit chasing, but it's also got thoughtful discussion of real problems. Twitter isn't the ideal format for a lot of it, but it's what we have today.