> to make this work, you need to introduce some trusted party, and then if you're going to trust them anyway you might as well have just had them run a database

> to make this work, you need to introduce some trusted party, and then if you're going to trust them anyway you might as well have just had them run a database. Having some elements of centralization does not negate some of the benefits of building on an open source and permissionless blockchain. I wrote a little more in a sibling comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32418873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32418873