What a waste of talent to have the smartest people work on crypto. Waste of everything for everyone involved.
There is nothing inherently wrong with talented, ambitious people chasing opportunities where there is the greatest profit. A lot of discoveries can be made in that pursuit that benefit other domains.
This is a similar parallel to how space exploration led to discoveries that were used in other domains. Look at all the knowledge we as a society have acquired about making secure, reliable digital products due to engineers trying to make Google ads get more eyeballs (not to mention products like Google Translate, Google Maps, etc).
and people really have a hard time understanding that it doesn't matter what the exchange rate is if your exposure to the exchange rate is brief or none at all
And the solution? Another adtech startup in an industry that is incapable of identifying the smart/most flexible candidates
both are true
Its tiresome and unnecessary. Instead of talking about stacks, say crypto once and everyone loses their minds.
The only distinction is something you respect verses something you dont. There isnt any underlying specific or accurate distinction from other industries to support it.
The question is about employment or, by proxy, making money.
sage advice folks you heard it here first
And then for $120 an hour
And then being rejected from every job for 6 months straight while I got incrementally better at leetcode, and saying the right thing in behavioral interviews
That was a much more quantifiable waste that had no value for any real human being
Its really hard for me to make the distinction you feel so passionately about