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Re:Crypto is an unproductive bubble by mvkel on Saturday March 19, 2022 @01:33AM (#30731388)
Decentralized systems, like the internet?

It was pretty damn big after it was 13 years old.

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Re:Crypto is an unproductive bubble by dist1ll on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:01AM (#30733404)
There was 16 years between the launch of ARPANET and the specification of the DNS.

It took more than 20 years for a website to exist on the internet.

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Re:Crypto is an unproductive bubble by danaris on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:51AM (#30733683)
The Internet is a poor comparison, as it required a significant investment in hardware out in the world at large for it to be a practical consideration.
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