"How did the Crypto world turn into a shithole? Most of the biggest and most prominent forums are censored More than 99% of cryptocoins are scams or total worthless shitcoins"
No. It's because some foolish people believe that anything digital is somehow #cryptocurrency. Similar to how some people believe anything edible is food.
It's not fragmenting anything, every comment is on the blockchain and should be accessible on every site implementing the protocol, it's just an onramp. You don't need the site to post
I'm into tech but I don't know what OP_Return or any of that means. Most ppl just want to post on a website. New technology has to make things easier, not harder
It's possible that it might be a bit too much for older/very tech-challenged users, but it's unlikely they would even be in crypto at this point. Could always make a video for them too
That's not true, anyone can be into #crypto because #crypto is not about the tech. Do u really think most ppl who use Instagram is interested in the tech part?
Instagram has a network effect, people join because everyone is using it. Memo won't have that for 10-20 years at this rate, and specifically *because* people don't understand the tech
No. Ppl join because Instagram has interesting content that is only available on Instagram. That networking effect is the reason for it's RAPID growth, but not for the GROWTH it's self
If they understood that centralized services will all leak/sell their data and take possession of their work, they would join Memo instantly. We need more people to understand the tech
Just to clarify, USERS would join #Memo if there was better content. Content creators would join if they knew they had total control of their content and acct on a platform like #Memo
Just clarifying users would not join because of data security because they follow the content creators. It's content creators who will come for data security.
I am using data security as a general term, but yes property rights, demonetization, and all of the above. Users will always follow the content creators. Where C.C.s go, so will users
The main point I was trying to make was that data security affects everyone, but advertising/celebrity/bot activity also draws users, as it did with Twitter. The network effect exists
I agree with that, though I also think that educating regular users about data security can create a network effect for the platform. It would take all of us doing it though, and more
That would be nice, but most ppl including me would rather leave that to the data security experts because that's their job. Median users aren't mad understand it
Most people are aware of all the shady shit Facebook and other centralized social media corps pull, and care about it, but are in denial because their network effect is too strong
It's not denial. It's lack of a better option. People know the world is messed up, they just don't know a better option. Even with fiat currency to insecure social media platforms
Several people that I've warned about Facebook say that they can't quit, usually because they either advertise there, or just because everyone uses it and they want to keep in touch
That's an interesting way to think about it, I always saw it as distancing yourself from a dependency. It's much easier if you replace bad habits with constructive ones
I had trouble quitting cigarettes too, but kicked them pretty easily when I started dating a non-smoker. It's nearly impossible without a good reason though, I'm at ~4 years now
You can only quit an addiction if you have a good enough reason period. A good WHY? (reason to quit) will carry you through every single obstacle and hard time.
and having to actually use it is a big part of that. Attention will probably grow with time and more scandals/injustices from tech/social media, but we need to be educating people too
It's just a protocol. You could run a full node for a few bucks and see for yourself memo is honest. Btw, memo.cash is providing tx id so you could verify it on an explorer isn't it?
Just a protocol yes, but there still has to be one site everyone goes to on the frontend that is the default. I.e. the Twitter of #crypto and the best solution will win.
So new frontends would not fracture the userbase at all, as long as they are compatible with the memo protocol (basically the way actions are identified).
:) because society is corrupted by media... Not just social... The programs we watch or music we listen to plants ideas into our brains that makes us act irrationally.