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Whichever way it may happen, I just want it to happen already. The recent wave of pyramid schemers and cult-like praise of NFTs/smart contracts/the holy Web3 i

by usui 5y ago

Whichever way it may happen, I just want it to happen already. The recent wave of pyramid schemers and cult-like praise of NFTs/smart contracts/the holy Web3 is much more insufferable than before. I think that before, it was relatively easy to maneuver around them in the media I consumed. Now, the pyramid scheme has infected literally everywhere I go on the internet, almost as if the only way to avoid cryptocurrency ramblings is to go offline. Please, just burst already, and let the insufferable stop their shilling.

kristiandupont 5y ago
Interesting, I hardly run into it in my personal bubble. Sure, it pops up here and there, but not much more than, say, VR when Occulous Rift was all the rage. It's just enough to make me realize that it's something some people consider to be revolutionary, but not enough to tempt me into googling what it's all about (web3, specifically. I kinda know what NFTs and smart contracts are about, I think).
- usui 5y ago
  It's awful because even when I go offline, some friends keep trying to shill Web3 and try to get me to buy NFTs. I already stated that I'm not interested. What a shitty way to burn bridges. Oh well, at least it's an easy signal.
mountainb 5y ago
It will get much sillier before the end.
pjc50 5y ago
This reminds me, strangely, of the invention of Viagra and Cialis and their subsequent total domination of spam. Any blog in the early 2000s that didn't police their comments would be full of v1agr@ and c1@lis spam.
- LinuxBender 5y ago
  And not many know that those were failed blood pressure drug companies. To recoup their losses their marketing groups came up with the medical term erectile dysfunction because of the well known side effect.
  - matt-attack 5y ago
    Was it not recognized as an actual disorder at the time?
    - LinuxBender 5y ago
      The symptom of ED has been steadily growing on a 15 year tail following the adoption of sugary processed foods and ultimately CVD with the curve growing rapidly in the 90's. It was not called ED until their marketing team coined the term. Many new terms and diseases have been created that were already called something else previously. My favorite is gingivitis which is an early symptom of scurvy.
arrakis2021 5y ago
The new South Park did a great job on skewering NFTs

by usui 5y ago

kristiandupont 5y ago

Interesting, I hardly run into it in my personal bubble. Sure, it pops up here and there, but not much more than, say, VR when Occulous Rift was all the rage. It's just enough to make me realize that it's something some people consider to be revolutionary, but not enough to tempt me into googling what it's all about (web3, specifically. I kinda know what NFTs and smart contracts are about, I think).

usui 5y ago
It's awful because even when I go offline, some friends keep trying to shill Web3 and try to get me to buy NFTs. I already stated that I'm not interested. What a shitty way to burn bridges. Oh well, at least it's an easy signal.

mountainb 5y ago

It will get much sillier before the end.

pjc50 5y ago

This reminds me, strangely, of the invention of Viagra and Cialis and their subsequent total domination of spam. Any blog in the early 2000s that didn't police their comments would be full of v1agr@ and c1@lis spam.

LinuxBender 5y ago
And not many know that those were failed blood pressure drug companies. To recoup their losses their marketing groups came up with the medical term erectile dysfunction because of the well known side effect.
- matt-attack 5y ago
  Was it not recognized as an actual disorder at the time?
  - LinuxBender 5y ago
    The symptom of ED has been steadily growing on a 15 year tail following the adoption of sugary processed foods and ultimately CVD with the curve growing rapidly in the 90's. It was not called ED until their marketing team coined the term. Many new terms and diseases have been created that were already called something else previously. My favorite is gingivitis which is an early symptom of scurvy.

arrakis2021 5y ago

The new South Park did a great job on skewering NFTs