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[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Bingo. Capitalism has thus far rejected the blockchain, which is generally evidence that it doesn't solve an important problem either efficiently, safely or cheaply.

[-] ComradeKhoumrag@infosec.pub 30 points 2 years ago

Capitalism rejects solutions to climate change as well

[-] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

To be fair, there are plenty of other reasons capitalism might have rejected blockchain: market failure, interference by government, etc.

I'm not saying that to defend cryptocurrency, by the way, but rather to point out that capitalism isn't perfect at allocating resources in every situation.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago

capitalism is generally terrible at allocating ressources. It will always win to externalize costs, and if the people footing the bill cannot participate in the market, like for instance future generations, the result is always a self destructive system.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Isn’t one of its goals to be free from government influence? That’s not a valid excuse.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Blockchain is just a technology. It doesn't have "goals."

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

If a government explicitly blocks it and tries to find and punish trading off or in cryptocurrencies that will cause interference.

that is talking about blockchain as a technology for cryptocurrencies.

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