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I did address both the OP's 1) pseudonym (anonymity) and 2) by-works, the other two points (patronage and audience relationship + API) are both viable and alrea

I did address both the OP's 1) pseudonym (anonymity) and 2) by-works, the other two points (patronage and audience relationship + API) are both viable and already very much present in crypto art communities. The real feature of crypto is decentralization, which does not need to mean fraud—in the same way that end-to-end encryption does not only facilitate criminal behaviour.

CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago
Cryptocoins - I guess you mean that by misusing the term "crypto" - are not "decentralized" just because there is one p2p feature implemented. On the opposite, you have ultra-centralized governance and zero democracy. You should erase the idea from your head that cryptocoins bring anything valuable to the payment world.
- mattdesl 3y ago
  How is Ethereum (an open source network) ultra centralized and without democracy compared to PayPal or VISA which currently account for a large portion of Patreon payments?
  - CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago
    Yes, it is the same, you are right. That´s the point - no inch more "power to the poeple" via cryptocoins.
    - mattdesl 3y ago
      Except these are not at all the same, and most users cannot fork or participate in PayPal/VISA protocols.
      - AlexandrB 3y ago
        What difference does it make if they can fork or participate? The important decisions are made by Vitalik and a small group of insiders. Do users get any input on anything actually important like the Ethereum fork that bailed out the DAO investors?
        mattdesl 3y ago
        Protocol and client development spans hundreds of contributors and independent researchers. The discussions and development is public; just look at the EIPs, or even submit one yourself. Users (non-devs) have agency through the software they choose to run. If mainnet was seriously affected by some attack, users could choose to migrate to a healthier network run by honest nodes. This agency happens with every hard fork: the DAO, but also the PoS merge.
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CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago
BTW the platform teia.art you linked is a good example of the anti-decentralization that any kind of "cryptocoin platform" performs. Just another middleman that tries to get between seller/ buyer with zero benefit for both sides, but profit for the middleman. Of course still lying into the face of potential users about "decentralzing things" while trapping them into the platform - what a joke!
- mattdesl 3y ago
  Teia is an open source and interoperable platform, basically the opposite of what you are describing. You are welcome to browse the code yourself and make a coherent argument against it.

CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago

Cryptocoins - I guess you mean that by misusing the term "crypto" - are not "decentralized" just because there is one p2p feature implemented. On the opposite, you have ultra-centralized governance and zero democracy. You should erase the idea from your head that cryptocoins bring anything valuable to the payment world.

mattdesl 3y ago
How is Ethereum (an open source network) ultra centralized and without democracy compared to PayPal or VISA which currently account for a large portion of Patreon payments?
- CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago
  Yes, it is the same, you are right. That´s the point - no inch more "power to the poeple" via cryptocoins.
  - mattdesl 3y ago
    Except these are not at all the same, and most users cannot fork or participate in PayPal/VISA protocols.
    - AlexandrB 3y ago
      What difference does it make if they can fork or participate? The important decisions are made by Vitalik and a small group of insiders. Do users get any input on anything actually important like the Ethereum fork that bailed out the DAO investors?
      - mattdesl 3y ago
        Protocol and client development spans hundreds of contributors and independent researchers. The discussions and development is public; just look at the EIPs, or even submit one yourself. Users (non-devs) have agency through the software they choose to run. If mainnet was seriously affected by some attack, users could choose to migrate to a healthier network run by honest nodes. This agency happens with every hard fork: the DAO, but also the PoS merge.
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CRM_CHILD_IDENT 3y ago

BTW the platform teia.art you linked is a good example of the anti-decentralization that any kind of "cryptocoin platform" performs. Just another middleman that tries to get between seller/ buyer with zero benefit for both sides, but profit for the middleman. Of course still lying into the face of potential users about "decentralzing things" while trapping them into the platform - what a joke!

mattdesl 3y ago
Teia is an open source and interoperable platform, basically the opposite of what you are describing. You are welcome to browse the code yourself and make a coherent argument against it.