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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by ModernMech on Monday May 23, 2022 @03:06PM (#31483586)
To be clear, I’m observing these things first hand as a professor. Students are asking about blockchain at info sessions more than any other tech. Many students see CS education as a fast track to blockchain tech, coins, and nfts they’ve been hearing turning people into millionaires overnight. That’s what they are interested in!

Parents want to know what blockchain classes we offer. And in fact we do have blockchain 101 and a single faculty member in the space, but there is a lot of pressure from market forces (influenced heavily by FAANG) to hire more.

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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by mrtranscendence on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @09:19AM (#31491690)
Fair enough. I’ve been out of college for almost a decade, so I’m out of the loop with respect to what students want. I do suspect that unless crypto bounces back relatively soon some of that desire will go away.
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Re:Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021) by ModernMech on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @09:58AM (#31492181)
I’m with you there and I’ve got all my fingered crossed.
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