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Comment by jsharf | Hacker News Reader

Usually I hate skeptical mean comments like this on hackernews. Right or wrong, there's a certain level of empathy missing.

And yet... In this case I find myself guiltily agreeing.

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Skepticism is like an anchor, too much and you go nowhere, too little and you're adrift.

The interesting questions are how much and where do you place your skepticism?

NFTs sound enough alarms for me that I feel the need to drop anchor on that before steering to any BS with potential financial consequences.

I think if you're going to support anything - crypto or otherwise, you should start with some level of skepticism, if it can overcome that initial skepticism then maybe it is worth believing in, otherwise remain skeptical imo.

I don't see anything mean in the comment, and I also fully agree (it's really well-stated). Being direct and not mincing words is not being mean.

It's not mean, it's just very skewed in one way without acknowledging different perspectives. Take this sentence:

> At best your typical crypto project is just a planet-destroying unregulated casino, at worst it's criminal fraud

Obviously the "at best" part is still a negative, just like the "at worst". That's no way of starting a curious conversation and frankly, it makes for boring reading no matter if you're for/against cryptocurrencies as a whole.

Pointing out that a spade is a spade does make for boring reading.

I don't understand what more there is to say about NFTs but maybe I'm just taking crazy pills.

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