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Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by ThomPete on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:37PM (#15996964)
Those are just some of the examples and yes it has quite a lot of value. Many things in the physical world is also built on these simple principles.
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by eli_gottlieb on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:00PM (#15997060)
I wouldn't describe turning Infinity into One as having "quite a lot of value". I'd describe that as pointing a machine gun at value and spraying it with bullets.
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by ThomPete on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:13PM (#15997114)
You can describe it any way you want. It doesn't change the fact that "value" is not something which is easily defined which again the art scene is a good example but also stamps, coins, stickers, physical Pokemon cards and so on.
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by eli_gottlieb on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:43PM (#16001438)
You don't build an economy on Pokemon cards!
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by ThomPete on Sunday December 24, 2017 @07:00PM (#16001929)
You build an economy of all sorts of things including pokemon cards. The economy is already there. Not sure what you are trying to get at other than you don't believe in the blockchain which is fine, you don't have to.

Just don't claim that you are somehow making an arugment against it cause you aren't for reasons already outlined.

There is nothing new about the types of businesses which can be created on top of the blockchain other than that they can be digital. But as a value system they are as solid as physical items.

Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by Vendan on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:57PM (#15997046)
That's a downside of physical, not an advantage.
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by ThomPete on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:00PM (#15997057)
It's both an upside and a downside depending on perspective.

From a value perspective, it's an upside just ask the art-scene.

Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by Vendan on Saturday December 23, 2017 @08:29PM (#15997377)
That's not an upside. That's a downside that got parlayed into an upside.
Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by ThomPete on Sunday December 24, 2017 @02:40AM (#15998492)
Again it depends on the perspective. To those who stand to benefit it's an upside. Just like those who benefit from stock or owning art which has increased in value.