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Related to this, I wonder how the average age of HN readership has changed over time. My guess is it has shifted towards an older audience continually since the beginning. To that end what new things are "against the order of things" today.
At 42 I'm still pretty hip to the fun of change.
It's just one of the costs of individualism. With so much to consume, instant personal choice, and no consistent conduit, there is little chance we have all seen the same stuff. A way around it is explicitly discussing the issue with mates. I keep some close friends who keep in close parity because we all understand that if we don't all play the same game we will end up playing nothing together. Rando internet friend…
What do you mean by individualism in this context?
One of the downsides is that we don't have to be a big part of those communities anymore, especially with the internet. This results in more fractured cultural diaspora, even amongst people from the same town. I've rarely watched, listened or enjoyed anything my co-workers have because we can select from the near infinite library of the internet. Previously this wasn't an issue even with individualism, because everyone had to watch the same few TV channels and listen to the same few radio stations.
I think it's amazing how diverse the world has become, how niche media can be, and how free we all are to explore what we want from life. But that's just one of the costs.
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This does feel like my opinion on NFTs / Cryptocoins.
Extend the idea of NFTs to actual registered ownership of a thing you care about, like the title of your house, or your rental agreement, rather than a fucking pixelated jpg a child would be ashamed of, and it might look like something a bit more representative of a worthwhile future.
This is the ultimate example of where you want a centralised database run by the state. Preferably properly "cadastral", so you can drop a coordinate pin anywhere and look up the owner.
"Too many books" was apparently a problem already 2000 years ago; here's Seneca advising his friend against it, in his letter-2: [quote] Be careful, though, about your reading in many authors and every type of book. It may be that there is something wayward and unstable in it. You must stay with a limited number of writers and be fed by them if you mean to derive anything that will dwell reliably with you. One who is…
Now, I've swung the other direction, and begun really dedicating my attention to a narrow set of things in just about every facet of my life.
It's... an interesting difference.
This reminds me of a Douglas Adams quote - although he was talking about technology, it seems appropriate here also :) “I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting an…
"Too many books" was apparently a problem already 2000 years ago; here's Seneca advising his friend against it, in his letter-2: [quote] Be careful, though, about your reading in many authors and every type of book. It may be that there is something wayward and unstable in it. You must stay with a limited number of writers and be fed by them if you mean to derive anything that will dwell reliably with you. One who is…
This is a sentiment that resonates strongly with me. I've tried to keep up with the latest - whether it's books, movies, or programming libraries - and inevitably, I spread my attention too thin and learn too little about too much. Now, I've swung the other direction, and begun really dedicating my attention to a narrow set of things in just about every facet of my life. It's... an interesting difference.
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This does feel like my opinion on NFTs / Cryptocoins.
Extend the idea of NFTs to actual registered ownership of a thing you care about, like the title of your house, or your rental agreement, rather than a fucking pixelated jpg a child would be ashamed of, and it might look like something a bit more representative of a worthwhile future.
The chain will drift from reality, in an uncorrectable way, reducing its usefulness over time.
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but why? I already have the title to my house
All other examples of things being done electronically that were done physically go here.
If a Blockchain contract needs to be ratified by an external entity, is the Blockchain really worth it over a database owned by that external entity?