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> This is exactly the point of cryptocurrency. Yes but it's also got serious "this is the year of the Linux desktop" vibes. If there's one thing exchanges and
by arcticbull 4y ago
> This is exactly the point of cryptocurrency.
Yes but it's also got serious "this is the year of the Linux desktop" vibes. If there's one thing exchanges and this collapse have proven it's that normies could not care less about managing their own keys because, and this is true, managing your own keys at home is risky and sucks - intentionally.
Saying that everyone should have a birdbath with a Ledger under it is tantamount to admitting this whole model is only for a few anarchocaptialist libertarian nutbags, los narcostrafficantes and folks trying to make ransomware payments - while the normies should just stick to tradfi.
- throwaway22032 4y agoI'm really quite happy with Linux. If it somehow became more like Windows I would use an alternative.
- arcticbull 4y agoI'm confident that's true, but there's a reason it enjoys 2.5% market share. [1] That's kind of my point. The things that make it attractive to you make it a non-starter to the normies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste...
- HaZeust 4y agoAnd just as widespread normie adoption increases crypto prices, widespread normie adoption increases Linux use cases and interoperability.
- arcticbull 4y agoYep, exactly.