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Got my first “p2p” type today.
Does this essentially mean that I’ve received a zap from a non-SN wallet?
The danger in this practice, I believe, is that you stifle curiosity. You assume that you know where value comes from.
This particular part hits close to home. When I'm at crypto meetups or events or just talking to crypto-pilled folks, if I lead conversation into what the Value of bitcoin is (ie what leads to its current USD price), I can sense people souring like I'm not a "true believer" and that makes me an outsider, even if I'm excited about the tech.
For example I was at that bitcoin bar near washington square park in new york recently. A bunch of crypto guys that worked for a bitcoin company that did something with L2 contacts (Stacks I think?) were there. We were having a good chat, I'm asking them questions. But I asked one of the guys something like "what are people using bitcoin for nowadays?," an honest question about what the typical use cases for bitcoin are in 2023. Like what is the purpose of the transactions they do, what are people using it for in their experience, who will be using their tools, or generally what is bitcoin being used for from what they can tell looking at the chain, etc.
The vibe shifted and they didn't give me a good answer. Someone said something about how it was used for NFTs a lot, but nobody really had an answer. It seemed like I was making them uncomfortable by asking questions around business cases for L2 contracts or generally what use-cases bitcoin had in their professional experience. Or maybe I was just reading the situation wrong.
Moreso than a lot of other industries and meetups I've had experience with, asking hard questions about bitcoin/crypto (specifically around Value and Utility) elicits a chilling reaction.
For a people that work for bitcoin-specific companies and organizations it makes sense since a certain kind of faith is what's keeping you employed and doing business, but there's just so much blind trust and religious attitude that stifle curiosity and more realistic discussions.
Interesting question.
I think starting from my 20s I have been quite happy overall.
I guess being an adult helps.
Complexity is the enemy of security. This is not good.
Its kinda funny that way huh? After a while you kind of just forget about it, quitting sugar and nicotine seem like life long battles though.