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Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by zero-x »

jjawssd wrote: post #30
zero-x wrote: post #25

I think this is the antithesis of the blockchain. I think a much better idea is: "Uncensorable Twitter". With how much twitter and Google censor users they find offensive I think a product like that would take off and not be too difficult to build.

The main problem with uncensorable platforms is the proliferation of illegal content especially illegal images.

Totally, solving that issue is the most challenging thing. A middle ground could be democratized voting where users can vote to keep or remove messages.

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by tylersmith »

atomical wrote: post #21
dmitrygr wrote: post #15

I read the paper. Still not sure how this solves anything besides transferring wealth from the gullible to the authors: * Noted are the transactions-per-second limits, but solution is missing behind some handwaving * Lots of talk of fees for doing things like sending messages and lots of mentions of "premium" offerings. This is not a free messaging app (which means likely nobody will use it and the network effect wil…

I don't know about messaging, but paying per comment would be a really interesting idea. There are a lot of people out there who are very aggressive about posting in tabloid and newspaper comment sections. The comments are usually so argumentative, angry, and spiteful that I have to think that just having the comment itself appear on the page is worth quite a lot to those people.

People will pay to not have their data sold and then the companies will sell the data to double down

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by tylersmith »

cwkoss wrote: post #5

This seems like it will do a mediocre job trying to solve many problems rather than solving one problem well. Don't understand why I need it. Lots of complexity to replicate features in centralized services that I don't have a strong need to be decentralized. Am I missing something?

You're missing that MC is trying to cash in on garbage while the cash is up for grabs.

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by tylersmith »

zero-x wrote: post #31
jjawssd wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The main problem with uncensorable platforms is the proliferation of illegal content especially illegal images.

Totally, solving that issue is the most challenging thing. A middle ground could be democratized voting where users can vote to keep or remove messages.

That invalidates the need for a blockchain. Censorship resistance isn't for popular content.

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by empath75 »

zero-x wrote: post #31
jjawssd wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The main problem with uncensorable platforms is the proliferation of illegal content especially illegal images.

Totally, solving that issue is the most challenging thing. A middle ground could be democratized voting where users can vote to keep or remove messages.

Once all the people posting porn and racist memes show up, everyone normal will leave and the worst shit will get upvoted.

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by zero-x »

empath75 wrote: post #38
zero-x wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally, solving that issue is the most challenging thing. A middle ground could be democratized voting where users can vote to keep or remove messages.

Once all the people posting porn and racist memes show up, everyone normal will leave and the worst shit will get upvoted.

Twitter is already full of racist memes that people see.

That's kinda the whole point, watch it all burn and interact with people at the rawest level.

Re: Mercury Protocol: Communication Platform Built on the Ethereum Blockchain

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Post by atomical »

dmitrygr wrote: post #22
atomical wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know about messaging, but paying per comment would be a really interesting idea. There are a lot of people out there who are very aggressive about posting in tabloid and newspaper comment sections. The comments are usually so argumentative, angry, and spiteful that I have to think that just having the comment itself appear on the page is worth quite a lot to those people.

But YOU wouldn’t pay to participate in a place where they can do that :)

My scenario is just me thinking out loud. Most people don't participate in online discussions. It's a very small part of the population that logs onto the internet to critique news articles and spread their agenda.

I don't participate in that sort of thing at all.

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