[nunobrito]

Everytime NOSTR is mentioned there are people from other networks coming here to spread FUD.

The best thing is asking them to provide steps for replicating their claims, which they won't since it is the not the common user experience at all.

[numpad0]

Yeah, they could say such and such handles are spreading content disgusting in such and such ways, e.g. "users like Sam Altman are posting astronauts riding horses on the Moon". They don't have to be so specific that exact contents would be actually accessible, only plausible. The mental imagery would not have to be precisely imaginable to disgusting details.

It's odd that they see "tons of" things that they can't describe beyond it belongs in the category, as if, just as if, actually characterizing it beyond making trust me remarks would lead to formation of broad consensus against them rather than against the contents.

[0xAFFFF]

Every time a crypto user faces criticism over their favorite technology they frame it as FUD. Quite a marvel of nature.

[nunobrito]

Not really. Cryptos are born out of criticism for current systems and they are an ever evolving technology fueled by those same critics.

What doesn't make sense is when the other party starts making stories just to tarnish other competing technologies. Just now the OP was asked to provide details to replicate his findings and those were indeed very "fuzzy" to say the least.

[troupo]

> Cryptos are born out of criticism for current systems

Nope. Most are born out of people not understanding how existing systems work and/or looking to get rich quick.

> an ever evolving technology fueled by those same critics.

No, it's mostly a self-perpetuating self-congratulatory hype machine busily re-inventing the systems they criticise

> What doesn't make sense is when the other party starts making stories just to tarnish other competing technologies.

What does make sense is the extremely fragile ego of crypto bros who can't stand any criticism towards their scams and hype, or the mention of any possible issues.

[nunobrito]

All of that is correct, albeit not the full picture.

Crypto wasn't created as a "get rich quick". I say this because I was there since the early days and participated quite a bit on the related BBS. Back then you'd already make good money building bots for day trading on stocks, crypto was really about a type of currency that no government could touch.

Nowadays the large majority of users are desperate to make some money through pyramid schemes and pure speculation to "get rich quick" albeit they usually end up losing money. The small minority is doing what they've always done: looking at systems, criticizing systems and building their own solutions to those systems.

There is really good stuff being built. Not many do it, granted.

[immibis]

Everything I don't like is FUD.