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[-] corbin@awful.systems 3 points 3 days ago

I went to their FAQ to see how they close the analog hole and found this gem, likely indicative of focus-group sentiment:

Do I have to use the AI agent tools? No. The AI tools are optional. You can hold your rewards, manage them directly, or allocate them to Gudtrip’s supported open-source agent tools where available.

So the analog hole's even worse than one might have thought. I wonder if there's a no-purchase-necessary clause somewhere; could I purchase a $20 vape and let it sit in the corner while an open-source "agentic" harness (read: hacked-up Python script) slowly accrues cryptocoins from a cannabis-flavored reincarnation of the Bitcoin Faucet?

I wish coiners could understand that their desire to fund effective altruism and cipherpunkery is directly tied to these ever-more-outlandish schemes. Failing that, I wish all coiners a fair and free market which efficiently determines the optimal price of their chosen cryptocurrency.

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2026
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