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Re:Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on? by aey on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:40PM (#21325704)
Crypto is the internet in 1996, and you are telling me I missed the train because SUN Microsystems is going to be the first trillion dollar company.
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Re:Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on? by pjc50 on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:59PM (#21325975)
.. eventually going bust and being bought by Oracle?
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Re:Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on? by nostrademons on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @01:08PM (#21326080)
I think that's the point. Existing cryptocurrencies are very likely to get eclipsed by new competitors that actually solve the problems people face with them. And if you want to have a big impact on humanity, solving those problems is a fruitful area. The financial system that'll pay for our retirements likely hasn't been invented yet.
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Re:Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on? by WA on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @01:08PM (#21326074)
Crypto is not the internet in 1996. It's a scam. The internet never was. "Crypto is the early internet" is such a lame over-repeated phrase by crypto enthusiasts. Doesn't make it correct in any way.
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