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Can't tell if this is satire or not. Must be some kind of elaborate joke that I don't quite get. But in case it's serious: > censorship resistant money Ordina
by bambax 4y ago
Can't tell if this is satire or not. Must be some kind of elaborate joke that I don't quite get. But in case it's serious:
> censorship resistant money
Ordinary cash is very censorship resistant, that's why it's used by so many criminals. Ever watched Narcos?
> before you accept one of these things you should validate that it actually contains funds? > Yes; depending on who gives you the note you might trust that they have done this for you
So... much, much worse than actual cash, to the point of complete absurdity.
- staticman2 4y agoI like it in a cyberpunk dystopia sort of way.
- Agamus 4y agoI used to love the cyberpunk distopia aesthetic, back in the 90s. Now I want less of all of the things in this article. Less digital money, less cellular telephones, less of all of it. By comparison, if it was depressing to see awesome or inspiring technologies get steamrolled and monetized by the MBAs in the early 2000s, this farce evokes despair.
- thiht 4y ago> Can't tell if this is satire or not Me neither, I’m genuinely confused
- Hyolobrika 4y ago> > before you accept one of these things you should validate that it actually contains funds? Where did you read that? I can't find it on the website.
- bambax 4y agoIt's a comment here, and the response to it by one of the makers of this thing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31656090 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31656090