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I have. I received mostly derision and apathy from 98% of people https://qbix.com/platform https://qbix.com/platform https://intercoin.org/applications https:

by EGreg 4y ago

I have. I received mostly derision and apathy from 98% of people https://qbix.com/platform https://qbix.com/platform https://intercoin.org/applications https://intercoin.org/applications https://rational.app https://rational.app

moffkalast 4y ago
> tackle a problem that might actually be difficult and meaningful to humanity > posts a link to a crypto ponzi scheme > mostly derision and apathy Gee I wonder why.
- EGreg 4y ago
  Can you please describe how the ponzi scheme works? Seems you can just download open source software and use it without buying any tokens… and even if you did buy tokens, where is the ponzi? Many startups are “almost” ponzi schemes, where money from later stage investors keeps propping up a business that has negative unit economics, offen no revenues. Twitter made zero revenues when it was valued at $100M. Who paid the bills? Twitter has been losing money when Elon’s group bought it. Who’s paying the bills? On the other hand I am giving away software for free, that took 4 years to write, that I paid hundreds of thousands to a team I work with, and took jobs to do it. I give it away for free, you don’t even LOOK at it and call it a ponzi. Yep, my description is accurate. The grandparent commenter asked: doesn't anyone want to tackle a problem that might actually be difficult and meaningful to humanity rather than "how can I come up with novel ways to get people to be stuck on their phones for longer?" This is why. Capital talks. And capital is invested mostly in bullshit that can produce hype, not open source software that can change the world. People don’t look at substance, they follow trends. I give away software for free that solves the very problems many people on HN are hired to solve for years and people can’t be bothered to look unless there is hype around it first. You have your answer right here.
  - moffkalast 4y ago
    Sure that's all well and true, though you somehow missed the part where web3 fits the "bullshit that can produce hype" description perfectly. What separates your app from thousands others that pretend to do something profound but end up rugpulling in a few months? I suppose the part where you actually need to get people's money before running away with it... The entire industry is so tainted by bad actors that only complete hacks are still interested in doing anything in it, which will only continue to reduce the percentage of legit projects until there are none at all. > Seems you can just download open source software and use it without buying any tokens… and even if you did buy tokens, where is the ponzi? All crypto fundamentally works on the principle. Prices are based on popularity and demand alone, or hype as you call it. There's nothing of actual value there. Just because you're a side participant doesn't make it any less that. Like buying a Herbalife drink or something. > Many startups are “almost” ponzi schemes That's entirely correct, and so is most of the stock market (non-dividend paying stocks) and practically all pension systems worldwide pretty much. It's all an unsustainable trainwreck in the long run.
    - EGreg 4y ago
      What separates your app from thousands others that pretend to do something profound but end up rugpulling in a few months? I suppose the part where you actually need to get people's money before running away with it... Have you even clicked the link and given the description a cursory look? It isn’t one app, it’s many. What separates them is that they are built to be used by entire communities, not peer to peer. There is documentation, there are interviews with regulators. And all you have to do to use it is press a button and it costs you nothing. It is altogether different than the scams that have hype and no product. Prices of what, exactly? Your comment reads exactly like a cookie cutter generic cargo cult comment where you didnt even look at what is specifically being discussed.
      - moffkalast 4y ago
        > by entire communities Ah yes "but but the community!" You crypto bros really just repeat yourselves over and over. > where you didnt even look at what is specifically being discussed Because I don't really care about yet another pointless web 3 project that will at best achieve nothing and at worst lose a lot of people's hard earned money. How much gas fees are you paying to make any of it work? I'd rather not even know.
miamowers 4y ago
Making my cursor constantly emit particles creates a visceral disgust in me, so like, stop that, and maybe you'll get a better response
- EGreg 4y ago
  Someone else told me also that I’m using the wrong fonts and colors. They said once they saw Comic Sans used in a text bubble they instantly closed the website and didn’t look any further. Tomorrow I am supposed to interview Noam Chomsky again, with David Harvey. I wonder how many people have said “Noam speaks in such a slow and boring way, I tuned out immediately.” Guess what… he is famous so people don’t say that :) I enjoy getting these reactions because later on when we finally turn on the hype I will have a collection of how people react to substance rather than superficial things and hype. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw

by EGreg 4y ago

moffkalast 4y ago

> tackle a problem that might actually be difficult and meaningful to humanity > posts a link to a crypto ponzi scheme > mostly derision and apathy Gee I wonder why.

EGreg 4y ago
Can you please describe how the ponzi scheme works? Seems you can just download open source software and use it without buying any tokens… and even if you did buy tokens, where is the ponzi? Many startups are “almost” ponzi schemes, where money from later stage investors keeps propping up a business that has negative unit economics, offen no revenues. Twitter made zero revenues when it was valued at $100M. Who paid the bills? Twitter has been losing money when Elon’s group bought it. Who’s paying the bills? On the other hand I am giving away software for free, that took 4 years to write, that I paid hundreds of thousands to a team I work with, and took jobs to do it. I give it away for free, you don’t even LOOK at it and call it a ponzi. Yep, my description is accurate. The grandparent commenter asked: doesn't anyone want to tackle a problem that might actually be difficult and meaningful to humanity rather than "how can I come up with novel ways to get people to be stuck on their phones for longer?" This is why. Capital talks. And capital is invested mostly in bullshit that can produce hype, not open source software that can change the world. People don’t look at substance, they follow trends. I give away software for free that solves the very problems many people on HN are hired to solve for years and people can’t be bothered to look unless there is hype around it first. You have your answer right here.
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Sure that's all well and true, though you somehow missed the part where web3 fits the "bullshit that can produce hype" description perfectly. What separates your app from thousands others that pretend to do something profound but end up rugpulling in a few months? I suppose the part where you actually need to get people's money before running away with it... The entire industry is so tainted by bad actors that only complete hacks are still interested in doing anything in it, which will only continue to reduce the percentage of legit projects until there are none at all. > Seems you can just download open source software and use it without buying any tokens… and even if you did buy tokens, where is the ponzi? All crypto fundamentally works on the principle. Prices are based on popularity and demand alone, or hype as you call it. There's nothing of actual value there. Just because you're a side participant doesn't make it any less that. Like buying a Herbalife drink or something. > Many startups are “almost” ponzi schemes That's entirely correct, and so is most of the stock market (non-dividend paying stocks) and practically all pension systems worldwide pretty much. It's all an unsustainable trainwreck in the long run.
  - EGreg 4y ago
    What separates your app from thousands others that pretend to do something profound but end up rugpulling in a few months? I suppose the part where you actually need to get people's money before running away with it... Have you even clicked the link and given the description a cursory look? It isn’t one app, it’s many. What separates them is that they are built to be used by entire communities, not peer to peer. There is documentation, there are interviews with regulators. And all you have to do to use it is press a button and it costs you nothing. It is altogether different than the scams that have hype and no product. Prices of what, exactly? Your comment reads exactly like a cookie cutter generic cargo cult comment where you didnt even look at what is specifically being discussed.
    - moffkalast 4y ago
      > by entire communities Ah yes "but but the community!" You crypto bros really just repeat yourselves over and over. > where you didnt even look at what is specifically being discussed Because I don't really care about yet another pointless web 3 project that will at best achieve nothing and at worst lose a lot of people's hard earned money. How much gas fees are you paying to make any of it work? I'd rather not even know.

miamowers 4y ago

Making my cursor constantly emit particles creates a visceral disgust in me, so like, stop that, and maybe you'll get a better response

EGreg 4y ago
Someone else told me also that I’m using the wrong fonts and colors. They said once they saw Comic Sans used in a text bubble they instantly closed the website and didn’t look any further. Tomorrow I am supposed to interview Noam Chomsky again, with David Harvey. I wonder how many people have said “Noam speaks in such a slow and boring way, I tuned out immediately.” Guess what… he is famous so people don’t say that :) I enjoy getting these reactions because later on when we finally turn on the hype I will have a collection of how people react to substance rather than superficial things and hype. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw