Crypto Cult Science (www.arscyni.cc)
from arsCynic@beehaw.org to buttcoin@awful.systems on 06 Dec 2024 10:16
https://beehaw.org/post/17427402

Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin’s shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won’t change the world for the better.

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jaschop@awful.systems on 06 Dec 2024 20:56 next collapse

A lot of points in here that I always wanted to confront Monero supporters with. It seems like the least scummy crypto out there, and I occasionally see generally lefty people stanning it, but it has the same fundamental flaws. Maybe the scammers are currently vacuumed up by the richer scamming grounds of eth/btc, but it wouldn’t survive it’s own success.

Soyweiser@awful.systems on 06 Dec 2024 22:06 collapse

From their earlier writing on Bitcoin: “but some doubts arose about the aforementioned professor: Saifedean Ammous.” Saifedean Ammous might not be an actual professor, or a sane person at least, I assume you all are just as shocked as I am. (E: turns out it is his actual real name, can’t make this up).