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> I don't have to worry about egress costs w/ IPFS for example IPFS isn’t magic: you have to pay for hosting somewhere - you can use it like a CDN to pick cheaper networks but that’s maintenance optimization.
Also moving bits is free. Just throw your static content on a non-greedy host.
The relentless number of anti-crypto and anti-web3 articles on HN is tiring. Nobody is forcing anyone to partake in this new technology. Skepticism is healthy, but criticism without being constructive is not. There are clearly _some_ novel ideas in the crypto space, even if you think the state of the community today is not healthy. Thousands of teams are exploring ideas on many different fronts (e.g. L1s, L2s, NFTs).…
I don't support robocall spammers, even if their tech stacks might contain interesting nuggets. At best your typical crypto project is just a planet-destroying unregulated casino, at worst it's criminal fraud. I don't care that it might contain cool tech. The same goes for e.g. ransomware. It might be innovative. It's still a huge blight on humanity.
It’s pretty cool that I can send $1M to someone without a bank intervening, not to mention that nobody can stop the transaction from happening. And then they can print that out onto a sheet a paper and put it into a vault. Crypto is really great if you’re a drug dealer or some other kind of criminal.
It’s pretty cool that I can send a text message to someone without an authority intervening, not to mention that nobody can stop the transaction from happening. And then they can print that out onto a sheet a paper or share it with all their friends. Encryption is really great if you’re a terrorist or some kind of pervert.
Email used to do that, I guess, but now if GMail doesn't like you there may be problems.
In practice it results in one of the biggest retail markets. That's good for everyone involved.
I like crypto, at least it's interesting. But what still annoys me is that I have to pay so much for sending money. It's hilarious, SEPA and other methods are cheaper. I bet Western Union is cheaper, and they have airport prices...
Those ETH gas fees are crazy. I recently had to pay ~25 USD to throw a few hundred bucks worth of TIME on wonderland.money (do not recommend if you like making money). I recently sent 1000 USD to Tunisia via Western Union using my debit card, and the fee was $7.
If they are a foreigner in Tunisia, they might also need to provide a passport, valid visa, etc., as well as deal with someone in a foreign language.
I'd prefer my money to go to my phone and not have to deal with anyone in person or give up my personal information, especially over small amounts like $1000.
ETH is L1. There are alternative L2 blockchains that cost pennies to send funds.
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"Nobody is forcing anyone to partake in this new technology" Plenty of its advocates very clearly WANT to force people to partake though. Anything to keep that number going up.
No they don't want to force anyone and there's no evidence of this. Just because there are a lot of evangelists doesn't mean anyone is forced to do anything
Pretty sure this is because markets are going down. if/when prices go up again headlines will be skepticism disappears as people get into crypto again.
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It’s relevant because it’s not “people are too stupid/naive” but rather that most people have different priorities. If you want people to use a new system, you need to have it do something they care about better than the status quo. That’s why I suggested learning from history: the reasons why people moved from personal sites to Facebook/Twitter/etc. are important for anyone trying to get them back.
No I don't think it's about personal sites at all and I wouldn't rely on the limited history of the internet but you'd see decentralized services have flourished until powers at be shut them down or gobbled them up. To those with different priorities than what I listed (privacy, ownership) they usually care about usability, and decentralized platforms can be just as usable and popular. I think all the hate is from th…
I'm rooting against scammers using something I do care about as a sales tactic for something which has failed to find market demand.
The relentless number of anti-crypto and anti-web3 articles on HN is tiring. Nobody is forcing anyone to partake in this new technology. Skepticism is healthy, but criticism without being constructive is not. There are clearly _some_ novel ideas in the crypto space, even if you think the state of the community today is not healthy. Thousands of teams are exploring ideas on many different fronts (e.g. L1s, L2s, NFTs).…
I don't support robocall spammers, even if their tech stacks might contain interesting nuggets. At best your typical crypto project is just a planet-destroying unregulated casino, at worst it's criminal fraud. I don't care that it might contain cool tech. The same goes for e.g. ransomware. It might be innovative. It's still a huge blight on humanity.
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No they don't want to force anyone and there's no evidence of this. Just because there are a lot of evangelists doesn't mean anyone is forced to do anything
"no evidence of this" is too strong of a claim. The folks who argue that fiat currency is dead, or should be dead, are implying they want a world where fiat currency disappears and then cryptocurrency emerges as the replacement. In that scenario, it is correct to say that some people are trying to force crypto on the rest of the world.