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by ahmetrcagil 1501 days ago
Maaaybe 70 y.o. moms should not invest in crypto then?
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Then crypto will never be the future of money. That's their point.

But honestly, most HN uses password managers -- if crypto became primary currency, that would make hacking someplace like Bitwarden or Coinbase enormous world shattering honeypots -- like Nation state targets.

There’s no future limit, it is just that the present UI is garbage. Grandma should wait.
This and also arguably 70 year old moms are probably just fine at "don't lose this crucial piece of paper" given stuff like social security cards, birth certificates, savings bonds, and all the other bits that have been important pieces of paper for most of their lives.
> social security cards, birth certificates

These can be reissued: https://www.usa.gov/replace-vital-documents

Crypto on the other hand is just like "you're screwed, go scour the landfill for your hard drive".

Also, isn't the promise of crypto/defi that it's supposed to NOT be like those archaic systems (SSN, birth certs, etc.)?!