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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by nobody9999 on Monday May 23, 2022 @10:53AM (#31479788)
>I don't know what you all are so terrified of,

Who is this "you all" to whom you're referring?

I'm not "terrified" of cryptocurrency. No, I won't buy guns or child porn with it, but probably drugs. And that's a good thing.

>I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve

I achieved exactly what I attempted: to reply to the parent[0] of my comment with my thoughts.

Do you suspect that I have some nefarious goal to destroy blockchains/cryptocurrencies through tongue-in-cheek replies on HN? If so, that seems a little paranoid. But I don't judge.

Please carry on.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31478624

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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by toolz on Monday May 23, 2022 @11:42AM (#31480486)
I'd recommend finding a healthier hobby than making sarcastic comments that could easily be interpreted as an attempt to defraud crypto holders as gun, child porn and drug buyers. How would you like it if you invested in some new asset class and alongside serious accusations of enabling child porn support, people frequently made 'tongue-in-cheek' comments about you supporting (indirectly or otherwise) child porn with your investment?

I get it, this is just a deep thread with a one-off comment, not the biggest deal, but it's certainly annoying trying to attempt honest conversation about crypto with comments like this.

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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by nobody9999 on Monday May 23, 2022 @02:37PM (#31483232)
>How would you like it if you invested in some new asset class and alongside serious accusations of enabling child porn support, people frequently made 'tongue-in-cheek' comments about you supporting (indirectly or otherwise) child porn with your investment?

But those are documented use cases for cryptocurrency. If you don't approve of such things, so be it. It doesn't invalidate other uses (hodling, etc.) for cryptocurrency (in this particular case, Bitcoin).

>I get it, this is just a deep thread with a one-off comment, not the biggest deal, but it's certainly annoying trying to attempt honest conversation about crypto with comments like this.

Now I'm confused. Firstly, this was (I thought) a thread about the (non)uses of Web3, not cryptocurrencies or blockchains in general.

I'm sorry my assessment of the consumer uses of Bitcoin rankles you. That said, Bitcoin is used for some "unsavory" stuff isn't news, nor is it (as you pointed out) specific to Bitcoin.

Please do carry on, as it's your best bet to counter my evil plot to destroy Crypto/blockchain with occasional HN comments, in my grand plan for world domination.

If those infrequent (primarily because this isn't a primary interest of mine) comments are so hurtful/dangerous to you, please go ahead and downvote me and/or ignore me.

At the same time, I'd prefer it if you didn't doxx/SWAT me or firebomb my house.

I have no control over what you (or anyone else, for that matter) think, do or say, nor am I interested in such control, so I hope you're rational enough not to do the latter, although the former is, IMHO, a normal and reasonable response to irritation/disagreement.

Good luck. I hope everything works out the way you want.

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