↳ In-reply-to » I guess the problem I really have, same with this whole Web3 Blockchain nonsense, is that we blur the lines between what is a centralised system, vs a decentralised system, vs a distributed system (sorry forked as we're getting off topic...)

@screem@twtxt.net I think there is value in cryptocurrencies as long as they have sufficient privacy protections. If you have someone’s Bitcoin or Ethereum address, you can see every transaction he’s ever been involved in. Not enough people know that.

The value is in being able to send a scarce resource to anyone on the planet, any time of the day, any day of the week, and have it received in 20 minutes. As long as privacy is preserved, I think it’s great.

It’s completely useless in the context of a chat service, though. The blockchain nonsense was part of the reason why I ditched Session, but it was mostly the Electron client.