Ok so HN is a bit annoying as I can't really reply to things you said directly now... but let me break a few things down.
Firstly, did we like become best friends or something? I love how you described homeschooling haha.
Secondly, really just want to say, yes... perhaps my use of the phrase "white savior complex" is a bit cringy and social justice-y, which I'm actually not really part of that camp. I'm just applying that based on some observation of what I see. I just wish the socio-political crap would mostly go away and let the technology of blockchain/bitcoin/whatever stand on its own. Some of the proponents I mentioned earlier in the thread also just make my skin crawl a bit. There is inherent dishonesty in their gospel, I personally feel.
I'm simply trying to point out what I feel is a dangerous game they play, especially with the massive boom and bust cycles bitcoin and its ilk undergo.
I'd feel far less cynical if there wasn't some pyramid-esque (no, bitcoin itself is not a pyramid scheme, but the community and proponents surrounding it make it feel like one in many ways) action going on around it, like all the activity between BTC and tethers and other shitcoins that makes it all look like painting the tape.
I'm of the opinion that currently, this all feels like a redistribution of the wealth in a weird casino like fashion, and not a legitimate growth in real value. That's just me though. For every rich-on-paper cryptocurrency fan, there are also plenty that have lost their shirts in this experiment.
Hope this ramble made any sense. I really appreciate you chiming in, imwillofficial.
Firstly, did we like become best friends or something? I love how you described homeschooling haha.
Secondly, really just want to say, yes... perhaps my use of the phrase "white savior complex" is a bit cringy and social justice-y, which I'm actually not really part of that camp. I'm just applying that based on some observation of what I see. I just wish the socio-political crap would mostly go away and let the technology of blockchain/bitcoin/whatever stand on its own. Some of the proponents I mentioned earlier in the thread also just make my skin crawl a bit. There is inherent dishonesty in their gospel, I personally feel.
I'm simply trying to point out what I feel is a dangerous game they play, especially with the massive boom and bust cycles bitcoin and its ilk undergo.
I'd feel far less cynical if there wasn't some pyramid-esque (no, bitcoin itself is not a pyramid scheme, but the community and proponents surrounding it make it feel like one in many ways) action going on around it, like all the activity between BTC and tethers and other shitcoins that makes it all look like painting the tape.
I'm of the opinion that currently, this all feels like a redistribution of the wealth in a weird casino like fashion, and not a legitimate growth in real value. That's just me though. For every rich-on-paper cryptocurrency fan, there are also plenty that have lost their shirts in this experiment.
Hope this ramble made any sense. I really appreciate you chiming in, imwillofficial.