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I tried it for a bit, and for both content and tech, tying it to Bitcoin seems like -- perhaps not a deal-killer, but mostly pointless and trying to hard. The
by jrm4 3y ago
I tried it for a bit, and for both content and tech, tying it to Bitcoin seems like -- perhaps not a deal-killer, but mostly pointless and trying to hard.
The theory is cool, it makes sense, you have your identity tied to your Bitcoin public key.
But it just seems unnecessary to focus on this particular bit of the technology, when the human relationships via something like Mastodon and federation seem to be just fine.
- zikduruqe 3y agoIt did some BTC begging and got a bunch of Sats sent to me via the Lightning network. All in all I made "money" from participating. Then the porn took over.
- izzydata 3y agoWhy should money be involved when interacting with friends on the internet? I don't think I get it at all.
- 3np 3y ago> you have your identity tied to your Bitcoin public key. Uhm, where did you see that?
- jrm4 3y agoThat is how it is presented; I'm aware that you can probably use it without owning any Bitcoin, but again -- even the Twitter guy is touting that being the point of it.
- unboxingelf 3y agoBitcoin tips are just another action on notes (tweets), along side likes and reposts. Don’t like bitcoin? Cool, don’t click the button. That’s literally all there is to it.