Who’d have thought BoredApe NFTs would be such an actual eyesore?

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    1 year ago

    Similarly, blockchain is a technology for implementing scams

    By that logic the US dollar is a means for facilitating crime. It’s certainly used for that, a lot, but that isn’t what it is for. A blockchain is for keeping an immutable and verifiable record by way of cryptography. That there are a lot of scams doesn’t change what it is.

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      1 year ago

      By that logic the US dollar is a means for facilitating crime.

      See, the difference is that dollars have legitimate uses.

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        1 year ago

        As does Blockchain, which is widely used for such purposes already.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, you’re hating for the sake of hating with no clue why. I’m just going to go ahead and block you, kthxbye.

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          1 year ago

          It’s not for the sake of hating, it’s because blockchain / cryptocurrency / NFTs / etc. are problems in search of a legitimate solution. So far all they’ve found is massive energy wasting and ransomware.