Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? SLC seeks to solve mystery

Re:Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? SLC s... by hanniabu on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:28PM (#34268509)

> Why does everything have to be a moneymaker?

Translation: "Why does everything need to be sustainable? Can't we just keep grifting off of people providing a service for free?"

I always see comments here about open source projects needing better funding mechanisms. Crypto solves this but everyone scoffs at it because crypto has become some boogey man word that gets shunned mostly because of Bitcoin being first with no utility and wasteful energy and ignores any progress made in the space.

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Re:Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? SLC s... by LordDragonfang on Thursday January 05, 2023 @07:17PM (#34269030)

How does cryptocurrency solve any of the funding issues in open source, in ways that could not be achieved with traditional currency?

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Re:Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? SLC s... by astrange on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:50PM (#34270732)

The problem is that it’s actually less motivating to get paid a small amount than it is to get paid nothing. So it probably feels bad to put up a node that’s rarely used even though, when it does get used, it’s especially appreciated.

(Bad ideas in this space: GRCoin which pays you for folding@home but can never actually pay the power costs, Payver which supposedly paid for capturing road images while driving but ended up giving like $2/year.)

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Re:Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? SLC s... by hanniabu on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:51AM (#34296458)

Those are issues with poor tokenomics and lack of traction. Some businesses fail, but that doesn't mean all do, or that it's impossible to create a good business.

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