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> Can you point to an airdrop connected to a single legitimate (non-gambling) economic activity? In the thread above, we discussed airdrops to opensource contr
by noch 2y ago
> Can you point to an airdrop connected to a single legitimate (non-gambling) economic activity?
In the thread above, we discussed airdrops to opensource contributors. Writing code isn't generally considered gambling. Rewarding such contributions could be healthy assuming one believes that opensource programmers should be compensated in some way.
Or do you mean that any venture in life where reward for effort is not guaranteed is gambling? In which case, yes, life is generally a gamble.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter: If you think something is a scam, don't participate. No one is forcing you to claim your airdrops. They'll remain on-chain, unclaimed, forever.
But if you can prove something is a scam, please inform the legal authorities in your region. Almost all law enforcement bodies accept submissions and reports of fraud from the public. Hilariously, crypto companies often airdrop large amounts of funds to citizens who investigate and report frauds and scams.
- snapcaster 2y agoSo it's just a really stupid inefficient form of charity? You realize you can donate to people without cryptocurrency being involved right?
- noch 2y agoOh gosh. > So it's just a really stupid inefficient form of charity? Charity is efficient? Thanks for informing me. I didn't know that. > You realize you can donate to people without cryptocurrency being involved right? Oh gee. I didn't know. I assumed that all my life and through all of human history no one has ever donated anything to people until crypto was invented. Also, I clarified the rationale of these airdrops: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40866952 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40866952 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40865719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40865719