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This is a terrible way to go through life. Just because someone is successful at X does not mean they are in any way knowledgeable in Y. Want to know about some

This is a terrible way to go through life. Just because someone is successful at X does not mean they are in any way knowledgeable in Y. Want to know about something, just read about it yourself or seek the opinion of someone that actually works in the field, don't blindly take the word of someone that is not even from the field in question. Doge is a joke crypto currency, and I don't mean that as an insult I mean it was literally started as a joke by the developers to make fun of the crazy crypto speculation. Elon latched onto it as part of a joke and I think it just spiraled out of his control and he does not want to admit to being out of his league. He even alluded to this in his SNL skit. Would you go to a world renown brain surgeon for advice on what is wrong with your car engine? Of course not but the brain surgeon is likely a very smart person surrounded by other very smart people. Car engines are just not their fields of expertise, much like cryptocurrencies are not Elon's. Elon is a meme lord, and goes to where the social media attention is. I am a huge fan of the guy but pretty much ignore everything he says outside of renewables and space because that's his wheel house. Don't get trapped in cults of personality. Want to understand crypto, follow the people that are building in it. I recommend: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin https://twitter.com/aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Someone that understands crypto second to none but acts like he does not while delivering incredible content: https://twitter.com/cobie https://twitter.com/cobie want someone smart that lives in the space that is anti - crypto: https://twitter.com/nntaleb https://twitter.com/nntaleb

mwattsun 5y ago
You are misunderstanding me > don't blindly take the word What makes you think I am? Elon's opinion is a data point > he does not want to admit to being out of his league You don't know this > Don't get trapped in cults of personality I've made many criticisms of Musk, especially his pronouncements about self-driving cars I think you're mistaking me for a fanboi. I'm just gathering information. I do follow Vitalik Buterin, but there are plenty of criticisms of his tech too. "The Ethereum virtual machine has the equivalent computational power of an Atari 2600 from the 1970s except it runs on casino chips that cost $500" Steven Diehl - Web3 is Bullshit Thanks for the links. I'll add them to my list. I just really got serious about this subject so I started compiling a list of skeptics and enthusiasts who write about it often so I can follow along. Here they are in case you can use them. Skeptics SwiftOnSecurity https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity Nicholas Weaver https://twitter.com/ncweaver https://twitter.com/ncweaver Molly White https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF Dare Obasanjo https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life Stephen Diehl https://twitter.com/smdiehl https://twitter.com/smdiehl Enthusiasts Ser Jeff Garzik https://twitter.com/jgarzik https://twitter.com/jgarzik Marc Andreessen https://twitter.com/pmarca https://twitter.com/pmarca Bram Cohen https://twitter.com/bramcohen https://twitter.com/bramcohen jack(@jack) https://twitter.com/jack https://twitter.com/jack suzuha https://twitter.com/dystopiabreaker https://twitter.com/dystopiabreaker cdixon.eth https://twitter.com/cdixon https://twitter.com/cdixon
gjvc 5y ago
Someone that understands crypto second to none but acts like he does not while delivering incredible content: https://twitter.com/cobie https://twitter.com/cobie This guy is a bull market genius who is also a master shitposter. Much, if not all of his content is moronic, but this sort of content is posted ironically but then becomes part of the in-jokes people mistake for talent. Toxic.
- wonderwonder 5y ago
  Guy also co-founded lido finance which has over 10 billion staked. I find him to be one of the more pleasant crypto personalities who occasionally dramatically changes peoples lives for the better. Your mileage may vary. https://lido.fi/ https://lido.fi/

mwattsun 5y ago

You are misunderstanding me > don't blindly take the word What makes you think I am? Elon's opinion is a data point > he does not want to admit to being out of his league You don't know this > Don't get trapped in cults of personality I've made many criticisms of Musk, especially his pronouncements about self-driving cars I think you're mistaking me for a fanboi. I'm just gathering information. I do follow Vitalik Buterin, but there are plenty of criticisms of his tech too. "The Ethereum virtual machine has the equivalent computational power of an Atari 2600 from the 1970s except it runs on casino chips that cost $500" Steven Diehl - Web3 is Bullshit Thanks for the links. I'll add them to my list. I just really got serious about this subject so I started compiling a list of skeptics and enthusiasts who write about it often so I can follow along. Here they are in case you can use them. Skeptics SwiftOnSecurity https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity Nicholas Weaver https://twitter.com/ncweaver https://twitter.com/ncweaver Molly White https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF Dare Obasanjo https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life Stephen Diehl https://twitter.com/smdiehl https://twitter.com/smdiehl Enthusiasts Ser Jeff Garzik https://twitter.com/jgarzik https://twitter.com/jgarzik Marc Andreessen https://twitter.com/pmarca https://twitter.com/pmarca Bram Cohen https://twitter.com/bramcohen https://twitter.com/bramcohen jack(@jack) https://twitter.com/jack https://twitter.com/jack suzuha https://twitter.com/dystopiabreaker https://twitter.com/dystopiabreaker cdixon.eth https://twitter.com/cdixon https://twitter.com/cdixon

gjvc 5y ago

Someone that understands crypto second to none but acts like he does not while delivering incredible content: https://twitter.com/cobie https://twitter.com/cobie This guy is a bull market genius who is also a master shitposter. Much, if not all of his content is moronic, but this sort of content is posted ironically but then becomes part of the in-jokes people mistake for talent. Toxic.

wonderwonder 5y ago
Guy also co-founded lido finance which has over 10 billion staked. I find him to be one of the more pleasant crypto personalities who occasionally dramatically changes peoples lives for the better. Your mileage may vary. https://lido.fi/ https://lido.fi/