Ben
@benersing
Hey WC, what's your most contrarian web3 take? Can be related to anything.
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Blockchain stuff isn’t a step function improvement over any existing financial technology It’s a novel economic incentive layer wrapped in a technology which makes it a step function improvement in coordination. Applications should revolve around this if they hope to get adoption.
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Ayush
@ayushm.eth
What's a better way to send money across borders? Don't disagree with the 2nd part but genuinely believe that it's a massive improvement over existing fintech
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
If you’re interested in the mechanics of payments and how crypto may or may not solve its various issues, this is my favorite blog on it (written by a now former Stripe engineer). All of them are super useful. https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/no-payments-are-final/
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Ayush
@ayushm.eth
thanks! will go through it. I realize many of my frustrations with legacy fintech are biased by my location (India) and age (19). Crypto enabled me to earn my first dollar without asking anyone before I became an adult...
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Well… considering that 1.4B people have a related problem set to you your opinions are certainly fully valid 🫡 I’m US based and have my own set of biases too 😎 That’s badass though - glad you’re here 🔥
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Ayush
@ayushm.eth
💜
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