[antidesitter]

cryptocurrency is clearly the wrong solution to this problem

Why is it the "wrong" solution to making a decentralized marketplace? What's the "right" solution?

[Sir_Cmpwn]

I've spoken about that in other branches of this thread. This tree is getting too deep, just read my other comments.

[antidesitter]

Can you indicate which comment you're referring to?

[acct1771]

The one where he says "Let MasterCard/VISA/US Gov control the digital economy."

[antidesitter]

Let MasterCard/VISA/US Gov control the digital economy.

And how is this a decentralized marketplace?

[tekknik]

what exactly are you trying to buy where any of those parties would care? I personally don’t care for another silk road. Anything else I buy I’m completely fine with any of those companies and my gov knowing

[acct1771]

A Wikileaks tshirt...?

Why take the risk, when we can handle it ourselves?

[DoctorOetker]

disregarding contraband, lots of people distrust the non-transparent bidding system on centralised platforms

[s73v3r_]

Something that the local people are actually using.

[antidesitter]

Can you be more specific? Are you referring to cash?

[baq]

Exactly. Or credit/debit cards.

[antidesitter]

How do you propose cash transactions be carried out over the internet?

How do credit/debit cards satisfy the proposition of a decentralized marketplace?

[s73v3r_]

"How do credit/debit cards satisfy the proposition of a decentralized marketplace?"

They're something that most people are actually using, allowing the marketplace to actually conduct commerce and exist.

[antidesitter]

Does a cryptocurrency-based market not conduct commerce and exist right now?

And again, how do credit/debit cards—which are centralized systems—satisfy the proposition of a decentralized market?

[tekknik]

Perhaps the idea of a decentralized marketplace is a bad idea? What benefit does this actually give me in my everyday life where I don’t need to buy toilet paper anonymously?

[antidesitter]

Perhaps the idea of a decentralized marketplace is a bad idea?

Clearly not for the people using it right now.

What benefit does this actually give me in my everyday life where I don’t need to buy toilet paper anonymously?

Are you asking why someone would want to transact anonymously?

[PascLeRasc]

Craigslist does fine [grasping for a number] 95% of the time.

[arisAlexis]

they just don't