
Anti-Crypto Learnings: Do The Critics Have Some Valid Points?
About this episode
I've been on a research quest to find the best arguments for why cryptocurrencies will go to zero, here's what I found out.
In Episode #301 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our thoughts on the upcoming crypto winter, why serious people will still be working on projects (like 'unsigned_algorithms'), chatting about complete capitulations days before the Terra LUNA fiasco, useless mediums for conversation plus Andrew Tate, crappy arguments saying no-one uses it/ is only for criminals and why hypothetical 50 year jail sentences might not stop adoption.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Ooooooh like you mean it
(0:26) - Is crypto winter coming?
(1:44) - The crypto communities I hang out in
(3:29) - Groundwork is done in the crypto winter
(5:23) - Crashes to zero (looking at you Luna)
(7:57) - Learnings from the other side of crypto
(13:04) - Woke Time: Old white cryptocurrency critics
(17:06) - Arguments that are tired stereotypes
(20:58) - An intangible story with negative efficiency
(24:34) - Napster, Bitgold & harsh penalties
(29:06) - Growth for growth's sake
(33:16) - Buy the dip and boostgram us you criminals!
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