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by 2fast4you 1259 days ago
*blockchain tech would never be where it is today…

I’ll bet blockchain is only as popular as it is because of the money. But other forms of decentralization like Mastodon or Matrix are pretty separate from the whole crypto sphere
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dist1ll 1259 days ago
Matrix is separate from the crypto sphere, because it solves a different problem.

Federated platforms appeal to the privacy-oriented "f** big tech" mindset, which is pretty common in the hacker & FOSS crowds. I'd put it in the same category as VPNs, E2E messengers and TOR.

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olivierduval 1259 days ago
VPN are really usefull for business to link different locations with internet instead of using (awfully costly) dedicated link... or to allow remote work

So VPN are not really in the same category

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mikepurvis 1259 days ago
VPN as a technology, yes. But I think "VPN" in this discussion is referring specifically to the myriad of consumer-oriented paid solutions (SurfShark, NordVPN, whatever) that are pitched as being about protecting your online security, pirating with impunity, and bypassing region-locks.
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Labo333 1259 days ago
Totally agree on that.

Big corps only invest in blockchain because of the buzz words that are used as marketing by the consulting firms to sell their "expertise" and by VCs to sell their companies.

Sure they hope to gain some money, like luxury brands wanting to sell to crypto-billionaires. But crypto was a useful toy, then Ponzi scheme and now it's a closed loop. How long will the bubble last?

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