PeriodicI was reading the latest issue of @molly0xfff's Citation Needed and I realized that I just can't handle the crypto scene like I used to. I used to reflect on what it meant about humanity and our economy and where we were going. Well, now we are here and it's just depressing.
I wrote up some longer-form thoughts here:
https://www.blazestar.net/blog/2026-05-11-done-with-crypto/
Shout out to Molly's many years of excellent work! One of the Internet greats.
I'm done watching the crypto scene
I've found the crypto world fascinating since it's inception. The hype, the riches, the lies, the scams! It was a fascinating case study on what people could convince themselves of and what markets could be if we ignored the last few centuries of wisdom. It was ridiculous and I couldn't believe it kept going. I didn't realize it was just a preview of what was to come.