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I try to assume good faith but at this point the fact you're still equating the internet and the web, not acknowledging the drastic advantages blockchain had in
by kkielhofner 5y ago
I try to assume good faith but at this point the fact you're still equating the internet and the web, not acknowledging the drastic advantages blockchain had in 2009 vs 1989/1993, etc is extremely suspect. The web was created at CERN and they have an exact date for what they consider to be the birth of the web: April 30, 1993 [1]. When it comes to the web I'm going to continue to use their date.
For kicks let's go with your date of 1989. 13 years later in 2002 the internet/web had 587 million users [2]. Anything blockchain related has 100 million.
I can't understand how even without your understanding the difference between the web and the internet, my being generous and using your (wrong) date, and yet the internet still growing at well over 5x the rate of blockchain helps your argument at all. I don't believe your ability to understand this is the result of stupidity or ignorance - I think it's the kind of blindness and rationalization that can be brought on by faith and greed/financial self interest.
In all seriousness and with the utmost respect - how much crypto do you hold?
[1] https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web
[2] https://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm https://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm
- koonsolo 5y agoI hold crypto because I believe it has potential. That means it has a chance it will lose out against what already exist, but it also has a chance it will replace a lot of existing things. What I hate about people here on HN is that they are sure crypto is a fad and will go nowhere. But at this point, nobody can tell. But of course, plenty of people here seem so sure about themselves.