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by leifg 1658 days ago
Seems like we have very different interpretations and standards for “disruption”.

I don’t consider “everyone is talking about it” disruption. I want to see real world implementation that goes beyond “virtual asset value goes to the moon” to be convinced.

As I said in an earlier comment: It’s been almost 13 years since the first block has been mined on the Bitcoin blockchain and the positive impact on society/economy is pretty disappointing.

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Pretty much every time this comes up, I point to Hicetnunc, as I feel despite its small size and shaky organization, it is indicative of the kind of disruptions that may occur, and also how it may prove beneficial to many creators.

https://mattdesl.substack.com/p/hicetnunc-and-the-merits-of-...

Considering NFT/Web3 only really entered public discourse in 2021, and programmable smart contracts are still nascent, I wouldn’t be so quick to write it all off.