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Whether or not you agree with the many people who think cryptocurrency is the biggest grifting scam to ever grace the internet or not, the bottom line is that a

Whether or not you agree with the many people who think cryptocurrency is the biggest grifting scam to ever grace the internet or not, the bottom line is that as long as they think that and as long as Status is the sole corporate interest behind Nim, then it faces real and several difficulty in picking up steam. The reality is that most people are not going to use cryptocurrency anytime in the next 10 years. Landlords won't take it, grocery stores won't take it, the whole thing is a mind-boggling waste of time and energy. Even still, while the tech Status is producing might be cool, surely you can't be so naive as to overlook the obvious tinge it places on other potential Nim adopters. I'm a crotchedy 50+ yo fart, so pay me no mind if what I say bothers you.

michaelsbradley 5y ago
I'm a 45+ yo fart, and all my learning, experiences, and talents have in many recent years been and are being poured wholeheartedly into blockchain/crypto-related tech (which is all Open Source software), no regrets on my part whatsoever. you can't be so naive as to overlook the obvious tinge it places on other potential Nim adopters I've done a lot of soul-searching on this front, and I can't even conceive of a "tinge" on rational potential Nim adopters.
- dzamo_norton 5y ago
  41 yo fart. Rational at times. The tinge, in general, comes from the huge number of crypto projects that are indistinguishable from Ponzis, vehicles for what would be a financial crime if done with regulated instruments, or just the counterproductive inclusion of a blockchain. Nim itself never felt tinged to me back when I tried (and enjoyed) it. But I generally won't touch anything "crypto".
  - michaelsbradley 5y ago
    Rational at times I try to be, especially when on the clock :D Nim itself never felt tinged to me back when I tried (and enjoyed) it. But I generally won't touch anything "crypto". Fair enough (I guess). But if you work/play-with with Nim these days, and the libs available from https://nimble.directory/ https://nimble.directory/, do you feel you're "touching crypto"? If so, why? huge number of crypto projects that are indistinguishable from Ponzis, vehicles for what would be a financial crime if done with regulated instruments, or just the counterproductive inclusion of a blockchain Well... I feel I stand little chance of convincing you of anything, but feel free to checkout the status-im GitHub org I've linked to previously, and you're also very welcome to ask Status core contributors the most scorching questions you can think of via our desktop/mobile app, or on our Discord server, or on https://discuss.status.im/ https://discuss.status.im/.
    - adenozine 5y ago
      From the perspective of an individual, I have no qualms with it, but that doesn’t matter. I haven’t had to report to a traditional manager for some years, but I can imagine the guffawing of bosses I’ve worked for in the past if I was pitching Nim for something and explaining the lay of the land. Especially since those big buy/sell decisions are often made by non-technical people. How am I supposed to convince someone to take a ride on Nim when they could point me at Go, or Clojure, or Elixir, etc? I’m just pointing out there’s a lot of choices with very strong corporate third-party adopters. I’m not an advocate for the way things are, but it’s just a fact of the world that ecosystems with strong corporate backing have a higher likelihood of survival and success. I hope Nim succeeds, as I assume you do also. I hope you personally succeed. Crypto though, I kinda just hope it all goes away soon, and people look to change society in more pragmatic ways. I know a young fella in a PhD program, goes to my church, he’s getting a tooth pulled because he can’t afford dental coverage. It’s not the fiat currency that’s the problem. Crypto won’t fix these kinds of problems. Anyhow. If the Status team ever comes around Indiana I’ll take you all out to dinner!
    - dzamo_norton 5y ago
      I did not feel it with Nim at all, so I guess the team have done a thorough job of separating concerns. I'd happily write more Nim actually, just checked and the compiler is still there :). Thanks I'll drop in there some time, always up for learning something new and it doesn't sound like it's ... the laser eyes crowd.
digitalsankhara 5y ago
64 yo fart here. Just chipping to say that! My own experience and interest in cryptocurrency is zero. But my interest in Nim is .GT. 0. I will say it doesn't bother me personally about the current sponsorship, but I see your point. The linked book is in my reading list - it is the sort of online book that I would love to see professionally typeset for hardcopy.

michaelsbradley 5y ago

I'm a 45+ yo fart, and all my learning, experiences, and talents have in many recent years been and are being poured wholeheartedly into blockchain/crypto-related tech (which is all Open Source software), no regrets on my part whatsoever. you can't be so naive as to overlook the obvious tinge it places on other potential Nim adopters I've done a lot of soul-searching on this front, and I can't even conceive of a "tinge" on rational potential Nim adopters.

dzamo_norton 5y ago
41 yo fart. Rational at times. The tinge, in general, comes from the huge number of crypto projects that are indistinguishable from Ponzis, vehicles for what would be a financial crime if done with regulated instruments, or just the counterproductive inclusion of a blockchain. Nim itself never felt tinged to me back when I tried (and enjoyed) it. But I generally won't touch anything "crypto".
- michaelsbradley 5y ago
  Rational at times I try to be, especially when on the clock :D Nim itself never felt tinged to me back when I tried (and enjoyed) it. But I generally won't touch anything "crypto". Fair enough (I guess). But if you work/play-with with Nim these days, and the libs available from https://nimble.directory/ https://nimble.directory/, do you feel you're "touching crypto"? If so, why? huge number of crypto projects that are indistinguishable from Ponzis, vehicles for what would be a financial crime if done with regulated instruments, or just the counterproductive inclusion of a blockchain Well... I feel I stand little chance of convincing you of anything, but feel free to checkout the status-im GitHub org I've linked to previously, and you're also very welcome to ask Status core contributors the most scorching questions you can think of via our desktop/mobile app, or on our Discord server, or on https://discuss.status.im/ https://discuss.status.im/.
  - adenozine 5y ago
    From the perspective of an individual, I have no qualms with it, but that doesn’t matter. I haven’t had to report to a traditional manager for some years, but I can imagine the guffawing of bosses I’ve worked for in the past if I was pitching Nim for something and explaining the lay of the land. Especially since those big buy/sell decisions are often made by non-technical people. How am I supposed to convince someone to take a ride on Nim when they could point me at Go, or Clojure, or Elixir, etc? I’m just pointing out there’s a lot of choices with very strong corporate third-party adopters. I’m not an advocate for the way things are, but it’s just a fact of the world that ecosystems with strong corporate backing have a higher likelihood of survival and success. I hope Nim succeeds, as I assume you do also. I hope you personally succeed. Crypto though, I kinda just hope it all goes away soon, and people look to change society in more pragmatic ways. I know a young fella in a PhD program, goes to my church, he’s getting a tooth pulled because he can’t afford dental coverage. It’s not the fiat currency that’s the problem. Crypto won’t fix these kinds of problems. Anyhow. If the Status team ever comes around Indiana I’ll take you all out to dinner!
  - dzamo_norton 5y ago
    I did not feel it with Nim at all, so I guess the team have done a thorough job of separating concerns. I'd happily write more Nim actually, just checked and the compiler is still there :). Thanks I'll drop in there some time, always up for learning something new and it doesn't sound like it's ... the laser eyes crowd.

digitalsankhara 5y ago

64 yo fart here. Just chipping to say that! My own experience and interest in cryptocurrency is zero. But my interest in Nim is .GT. 0. I will say it doesn't bother me personally about the current sponsorship, but I see your point. The linked book is in my reading list - it is the sort of online book that I would love to see professionally typeset for hardcopy.