I know how PGP works, Dan, but I fail to see how “let’s do more key signing parties” is an alternative. We already tried that, didn’t we? The fact that I neither have to sign up anywhere nor get anyone’s approval is the actual innovation IMO
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Sure, you can view both Ethereum and Bitcoin as being not really decentralized. There still much closer to that ideal than any centrally hosted approach. Not sure how valid a comparison to some non-existent PGP-style variant is :)
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There’s a ton of fraudulent stuff happening in that space, but there are actual, legitimate use cases, e.g. when the actual owner connects an actual right to it, when some other service validates ownership, etc. And I’m not aware of other decentralized ways to achieve that.
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I agree technically, but PoW is killing Ethereum’s chances of adoption for a huge number of people (see above)
I know. I’m not convinced, as that is 100% a scam, and there are some actual artists involved in that NFT thing, which makes it only 95% comparable IMO :)
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Interesting thought. The fact that a lot of people place value on wearing brand originals instead of fakes is weird, too (assuming quality were the same). Maybe NFTs are only as stupid as the stupid real world concepts they’re inspired by?
Think of it as limited edition adidas shoes that you can only „wear“ in a game if you proof nft ownership. Of course there might be copies, but other players can easily see if the signature of that shoes you are wearing belongs to adidas
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Assuming you’re talking about digital clothing brands, I can see how it would be easier to prevent fakes in the digital world than in the real one. Interesting point.
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Coming to think of it, putting “n/100” and the artist’s signature on a print, and then considering it more valuable, is not really a lot weirder than an #NFT
The closest way I’ve found to explain the weirdness of #NFT for art: They’re like a signed, numbered limited edition print, but the signature is not on the actual print, and not necessarily even by the artist
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The closest way I’ve found to explain the weirdness of #NFT for art: They’re like a signed, numbered limited edition print, but the signature is not on the actual print, and not necessarily even by the artist
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For years, we’ve had a tradition that after being with @INNOQ for 10 years, you can do a three-month sabbatical. Now the first co-worker has had to ask what happens after 20 :)
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For comparison, in Germany this would have cost me 0€, as would any other treatment. I pay about the highest public insurance rate possible, approx. 900€ ($ 1050 US) a month (which covers me and my immediate family). My employer would pay half of that if I weren’t self-employed
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