brypto

Words are at best signposts for meaning — they can never do more than point at truth. The best words align people without leaving much room for misinterpretation

Unfortunately, there are also words that exist purely to align people without respect for meaning

Increasingly, I feel like “onchain” is in the latter camp

Related: telling people you’re building an “onchain” app is like answering “withhammer” when people ask you what type of house you’re building 

A chain is a tool for economic coordination. It’s not the point of all this work we’re doing. If you fixate on the tool, you’ll never reach the real customer

I generally don't fully understand why this would happen (in either direction). It's like saying you are leaving Python for Rust.

Short term, I understand how the switch in either direction would provide hype and marketing push. Long term, what counts is the product (did you build something people care about?) the chain is/will be abstracted.

This. A lot of times, I feel web3 founders are not building for the product for for the hype. So using words like “onchain” rather that a clear description of what you’re building and what it solves helps build the hype probably good for them for raises, initial valuation and their token perceived value

This. A lot of times, I feel web3 founders are not building for the product for for the hype. So using words like “onchain” rather that a clear description of what you’re building and what it solves helps build the hype probably good for them for raises, initial valuation and their token perceived value

https://warpcast.com/pirosb3/0xa783afff