Unless it’s ETH that’s been converted to actual cash, it’s an approximation of value. If the floor falls out of ETH tomorrow, those earnings mean shit unless they were cashed out, which they likely weren’t.

Kinda weird to comment that “crypto is making everyone rich” on an article describing people being scammed out of their money trying to buy NFT’s.

The NFT market is straight flatlining. What you’re describing is a pump and dump scheme, and because the blockchain is entirely unregulated, investors can straight up buy their own shit (or sell it to their friends) to make suckers like you feel like the investment is doing well.

“I’m doing my own research over here, I don’t believe the evidence in front of me”

Hell, Star Wars Galaxies had serial numbers and the creator’s name (which basically functioned as a “brand name” for players that made high quality items) on weapons and other items almost 20 years ago... it’s functionally the same kind of “strict uniqueness” as NFTs except paying for them in space bucks and hosting…

Lemme translate this for everyone:

CRYPTOBRO SAYS:
“I could provide proof but what is the point? It would fall on deaf ears.”

CYPTOBRO MEANS:
“I have no actual proof of anything, and none has ever actually been discovered or shared, but if I think REALLY HARD that is has it’s almost like the same thing”

CRYPROBRO SAYS:
“Peo…

He’s absolutely free to donate to whomever he chooses, I’m absolutely free to give him shit for it.

personal opinions is one thing, donating to politicians that actively target minorities and make their lives significantly worse is quite another.

I know everyone currently hates this bad thing, but don’t worry, it’s just like this other thing that everyone also hates.

the Ubisoft co-founder said the backlash to the Quartz announcement was expected, and likened it to initial public outcry over previous new developments in the games industry like DLC, microtransactions, and loot boxes.

Yes, all. There should be no place for that kind of inflexibility in a justice system.

... and this is why the “tough on crime” mandatory minimum sentences (which always seem to end up equalling “life in prison”, somehow) are simply bad public policy.

Mandatory minimum laws are obscene in all instances.

Unfortunately we’re in something of a loop when it comes to the conversation of tipping.

I played World of Warships starting from the first week of open beta and became pretty reasonably good at it over the years, but as the years wore on the addition of more and more broken ships (which were primarily Russian, big surprise) and forced changes like the carrier rework wore on my nerves. The increasingly…