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its interesting that at this point, the arguments on HN have become so one sided and idiotic, that every time i see a web3 article, you might as well skip the c
by volkk 5y ago
its interesting that at this point, the arguments on HN have become so one sided and idiotic, that every time i see a web3 article, you might as well skip the comment section. the actual smart people that are into the blockchain as tech and a concept are providing really interesting points/examples, while maintaining a healthy and educated level of skepticism.
then you have the HN holier than thou geniuses who think they have it all figured out because they can quickly scream ponzi over and over. it's fuckin weird. i always subscribed to this forum because it's full of nerds who are deeply interested in tech and can debate things neutrally. so not the case lately.
and this is coming from someone who is deeply interested in the tech and fascinated by some of the subscultures that had been created out of crypto, while also remaining extremely skeptical and very turned off by some of the scams and mindless fanatics that exist. but, i still dive deep into whitepapers, and read a lot to have a good opinion on a subject, like...you should. there is A LOT of interesting shit in this space. i've been into it for a couple of months now and have yet to scratch the surface, honestly.
...yet the comments are always the same low effort crap which makes me realize nobody knows or understands a goddamn thing about this tech on here. really reductive surface level points.
- chx 5y ago> the actual smart people that are into the blockchain as tech actual smart or just hustlers? It is a scam. Yes, you can make money from it. But are you ok with ripping people off? Because the only way to make a gain with any coin is to force the next bigger fool to sit on a bigger loss. They might not have realized it but it's there. All of these made up usages are just there to trick people to buy your coin at an elevated price -- but there's still no uses of coins which have a real world use case and couldn't be better done with a centralized database (or sometimes git). I just wrote up in a top comment that when tech does deliver something real it needs no explanation or these discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29951993 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29951993 You also can take a very lucrative job at Facebook. It might be interesting tech too. I refused one this week. Do not think us stupid for having a conscience.
- volkk 5y agoi can tell by this comment that you've spent no time in the space and it's all made in bad faith so i'll just disengage here and save us both the time.
- RustyConsul 5y agoYou can also like... use the technology to get the coins. Mine from your laptop for some BTC. Use some of those 2TB hard drives in your drawer to host files. Sign up for airdrops, provide liquidity in defi... I haven't spent alot on buying any coins and i enjoy the space. I've always treated it like this neat little world that me and my friends can compete in. See who can out nerd the other nerds, have late night rust marathons to do stupid shit with substrate. You seem to forget that it's about interacting in the crypto economy, not selling all your coins to make more fiat. I wonder how long this fad will last of people hating on crypto because they don't understand it.. Probably forever?