Re:Tell HN: We have a responsibility to speak out against bl...
by timeon on Saturday January 29, 2022 @03:49AM
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> Tools aren't good or bad.
Proof of waste is bad for environment.
Anyway I was born in to occupied country. You should rather fight for your democracy.
Re:Tell HN: We have a responsibility to speak out against bl...
by make_it_sure on Saturday January 29, 2022 @03:27AM
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You seem to have other problems to deal with...
https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/140404849753222758...
This kind of rhetoric can only be used by privileged (often white) western people with access to international financial markets, PayPal, stocks, and free (or cheap) cross-country transfers like and unified banking regions like USA or SEPA (EU).
I will continue to strongly and energetically defend that cryptocurrencies and blockchains are just a tool. Tools aren't good or bad. A knife can kill people but can also feed a family.
Sure, there are scams occasionally but it is nowhere as bad as some people seem to think it is. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are two technologies that vastly improve distributed systems design as well as allow otherwise financially oppressed people to conduct their finances in a secure way and spend the money wherever they want.
I will never shut up about it. But unfortunately, because of this ridiculous cancel culture, I also can't publicly defend cryptocurrencies under my real name, as I'm not privileged enough to not face consequences.