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Author's not wrong. I've seen some seriously cringe-inducing "talks" about what blockchain is and is not, and what it can or cannot unlock for you. I also find
by bradhe 5y ago
Author's not wrong. I've seen some seriously cringe-inducing "talks" about what blockchain is and is not, and what it can or cannot unlock for you. I also find NFTs to be just...just...confusing.
But mostly I don't care. Do whatever you like as long as you're not hurting anyone. On average people are getting misinformed about some technologies, at worst willingly grifted. But I've seen worse technology trends come (and, by the way, go).
- bgroat 5y agoThe problem is that PoW is hurting everyone via greenhouse emissions.
- dqpb 5y agoAlgorand is carbon negative.
- bgroat 5y agoWhich is awesome, but I Algorand is < 0.5% of the crypto-ecosystem
- dqpb 5y agoWell, this is how progress happens. Someone complains about a whole industry in broad brushstrokes, someone else invalidates the complaint with a counter example, and we move forward with the better option.
- bradhe 5y agoEh, a "clean" coal burning power plant (do those exist?) doesn't excuse the coal burning power industry. Same for crypto.
- dqpb 5y agoLet me get this straight, you think I’m saying that because Algorand is faster, cheaper, and more energy efficient than Bitcoin and Ethereum, that that makes it ok that Bitcoin and Ethereum are slow, expensive, and inefficient? Have you never gone through the exercise of comparing alternatives before? Or evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of competing technologies?
- floatboth 5y agoWHO CARES? Any cryptocurrency's monetary value is derived from exchange with the others — wasteful PoW titans like BTC and fraudulent wildcat banks like Tether. By participating in ANY openly traded cryptocurrency, you're participating in that economy that AS A WHOLE is involved in wasting power, fucking the GPU market, and massive financial fraud. Viewing any coin in isolation is completely stupid. Coins don't exist in a vacuum, you MUST have a holistic view.
- dqpb 5y agoI've traded Algorand and never touched BTC or Tether. Your argument is like screaming that the Internet is full of porn and fake news and that any use of the internet (e.g. buying doilies on Etsy) is participating in that economy. Also, it's not the case that any currency (crypto or otherwise) is derived from exchange with other currencies. It's derived from it's exchange for goods and services. If I can incentivize someone to do something with a cryptocurrency, it has value.
- floatboth 5y agoWhat goods and services are cryptocurrencies exchanged with? A couple people buying VPN accounts and weed are a tiny drop in the ocean that is all the speculation. The vast majority of cryptocurrency usage is fueled by the "get rich quick" hype.
- RobertRies 5y agoNot to mention an important vehicle in enabling NK's nuclear program: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58719884 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58719884 And all the other crimes that are made much more efficient/difficult to detect.