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Wasn't alive for 1980s and it's a controversial take here on HNs but some of the most excitement I've seen has been in the crypto space since the 2010s. Once y
by hemloc_io 5y ago
Wasn't alive for 1980s and it's a controversial take here on HNs but some of the most excitement I've seen has been in the crypto space since the 2010s.
Once you get past the scam/hype bullshit anyway.
- DonHopkins 5y agoThe excitement around the crypto space is a lot like all the excitement around the Psychic Hotline space of the 1990's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO50TC6WG8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO50TC6WG8A But psychics didn't burn anywhere near as much coal and cause as much cancer and lung disease as crypto does. >Once you get past the scam/hype bullshit anyway. "Well, aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, what did you think of the play?" https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/other_than_that_mrs_lincoln_how_did_you_like_the_play https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/oth...
- hemloc_io 5y agoI'll raise you with the 1980s excitement about satanic cults kidnapping children. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/new-podcast-explores-how-satanic-panic-overtook-a-saskatchewan-town-1.5449917 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/new-podcast-explores-how-sa... Otherwise dunk away lol