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Who says crypto is going to solve "society's issues"? Maybe that is what you like to think that crypto enthusiasts think, but that is not what we actually think
by koonsolo 5y ago
Who says crypto is going to solve "society's issues"? Maybe that is what you like to think that crypto enthusiasts think, but that is not what we actually think.
But I guess such narrative makes it easier for you to defend your position in your own mind.
- pavlov 5y ago“Bitcoin fixes capitalism” is the essential claim made by people like Saifedean Ammous and Michael Saylor.
- ShamelessC 5y agoAlmost all my discussions with crypto-enthusiasts invariably lead to a "what about the 2 billion [?] unbanked you're screwing over". Proposals to try to improve existing systems result in an aggressive refusal because "capitalism is a scam". These theories are completely lacking in nuance and, frankly, aren't at all convincing. Further, it's incredibly jarring when a discussion that is premised on the merits of a technology derails into an almost _purely_ political argument of which I'm apparently on the wrong side of, despite never once saying I think that the unbanked don't deserve better, for instance. It is utterly ubiquitous. If you don't approach the subject like this then good, but if you don't see these people crawling out of the woodworks on HN lately, you aren't looking.