Most Johnly of HenriesIt's still sort of crazy to me that these obvious flaws in blockchains' core principles and governing entities exist, but smart people keep investing in them anyway. I guess they truly lack any sort of faith in regular governments. There's a need for "digital government journalists", who are neither embedded in old-world politics (like EFF & others) nor untrustworthy orgs who are biased by positions they hold with cryptocurrencies (like Coindesk, or other "bitcoin news").
Danny O'B@johnhenry not taking it as an insult or anything, but what do you mean by "embedded in old-world politics" in this context?
@mala Well, most people in EFF and similar organizations are busy fighting actual political battles, reporting on congressional activity, and trying to keep the current internet intact. They don't have as many resources or time to investigate or advocate on behalf of victims of crazy future crypto nerd money, and understandably so.
@johnhenry ohh I get it! well, people often abstract a complex ecology of digital activism (including journalism) into "EFF etc", where we play a very narrow role, and I don't think that would be part of it even if we had the resources. But trying to set up the environment so that would come into existence *is* part of our job I think
@johnhenry my impression of how these things play out is that the first wave of critiques are from people who dismiss everything, and are not very useful or accurate, because there's no incentive for someone who doesn't like bitcoin per se to look any further. It's just silly craziness, let's move on...
@johnhenry and then you get (what I guess we're in now) essentially internecine religious debates about the correct approach, which isn't really grounded in popular reaction or established results or experimentation, because it's too early and too warped by mental (and financial!) investment
@johnhenry and then you get into a space where there's enough level of understanding and context for people who are both good at understanding crypto, society, and writing are able to be able to create a community of intelligent criticism. I hate that bit! That's the sign it's time to move on! :)