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The "crypto" part of the word "cryptocurrency" is short for "cryptography". If instead "crypto" is short for "cryptocurrency", then it would follow that "crypt
by munch117 5y ago
The "crypto" part of the word "cryptocurrency" is short for "cryptography".
If instead "crypto" is short for "cryptocurrency", then it would follow that "cryptocurrency" is short for "cryptocurrencycurrency", which is short for "cryptocurrencycurrencycurrency", which is short for "cryptocurrencycurrencycurrencycurrency" etc.
I'm just going to stick with "crypto" being short for "cryptography", with an added mental note that the short form is ambiguous. I guess I just don't have the patience to see an infinite recursion through to the end.
- tptacek 5y agoYou can do whatever you'd like! I'm not saying you need to stop using the word "crypto" the way you've been using it. But the subtext of the merch (and of the article) is that there's a live debate here about it being improper to use "crypto" to refer to Hubii and Cream Capital and Bitcoiin. It's not; the ship has sailed (to the moon!).
- munch117 5y ago> It's not; the ship has sailed (to the moon!). May I ask you how you know that? Language is very much dependent on context; social groups, fashion etc. Your experience might not be as universal as you think. Note that I'm not trying to debate you on the issue, I am just curious about what kind of evidence inspires such as bombastic pronouncement.
- vmception 5y agoDictionaries numerically number definitions for the same term to denote multiple contexts