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Re:Ask HN: What Is the “HN” of “Web3”, Crypto, DeFi, NFT, etc by jmeister on Sunday November 07, 2021 @10:39AM (#29140311)
From Tim Roughgarden, top CS algorithms scholar:

https://timroughgarden.github.io/fob21/l/l1.pdf

“Future generations of computer scientists will be jealous of your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this new area—analogous to getting into the Internet and the Web in the early 1990s. I cannot overstate the opportunities available to someone who masters the material covered in this course—current demand is much, much bigger than supply.”

EDIT: I made a new post for this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29140393

I wrote off blockchains after a cursory investigation into applications in supply chains about 4 years ago. I’m planning to take a second look after seeing so many accomplished people gush about it like TR here.

Re:Ask HN: What Is the “HN” of “Web3”, Crypto, DeFi, NFT, etc by Jasper_ on Sunday November 07, 2021 @10:57AM (#29140494)
That is not a practical application. That is hype. And we have never been low on hype.