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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?
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.