Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation?

Re:Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation? by smt88 on Saturday February 19, 2022 @11:49PM (#30403293)

Yes, but adtech (Google and Facebook) is much, much worse. Many of the most talented programmers work ultimately toward adtech, not making society better.

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Re:Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation? by latexr on Sunday February 20, 2022 @07:20AM (#30405144)

Those aren’t the only two options. There’s more to life and technology than blockchains and ads.

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Re:Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation? by smt88 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @08:32AM (#30405530)

I have no idea what you think I'm saying. I said that adtech wastes a lot of R&D talent to make our lives generally worse instead of better.

I don't need someone to tell me that other things exist in life because I've never been either a developer or a customer of either adtech or blockchain.

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Re:Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation? by latexr on Sunday February 20, 2022 @01:42PM (#30408117)

If my comment was taken as an insult, I apologise. It was not my intent.

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Re:Ask HN: Are things like Web3 holding back innovation? by smt88 on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:58AM (#30412403)

Thank you for apologizing. I was not offended. I was baffled because it was totally non sequitur.

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