> Crypto could easily be the largest pyramid scheme in history, I have zero interest in participating even if returns were guaranteed - that's not how I want to make money, I see no value being created in these "investments".
Yes! Exactly!
I have a friend who's doing well from crypto. He bought an NFT for $800 and it's not worth $8,000. Where is the (social) value in that? Except for the social experimentation this is all providing, it's not solving a problem AT ALL!
This is how I feel in a nutshell: if I make $1m today, I want it to be because I solved a hard problem for a lot of people, not because of some meaningless, intangible wishy thinking currency.
Welll… If you made 1M today from crypto (and ofcourse you did "relatively" no evil in obtaining so) - wouldnt using that 1M later to actually solve a hard problem (or say a social cause) be just as worth it?
No because I'd have to spend time and effort on that thing. I'm not a utilitarian, I enjoy creating and solving problems which is why I chose SW dev. Crypto speculation is the opposite of that.
Yes! Exactly!
I have a friend who's doing well from crypto. He bought an NFT for $800 and it's not worth $8,000. Where is the (social) value in that? Except for the social experimentation this is all providing, it's not solving a problem AT ALL!
This is how I feel in a nutshell: if I make $1m today, I want it to be because I solved a hard problem for a lot of people, not because of some meaningless, intangible wishy thinking currency.