Show HN: Ribbon – Long lasting employee recognition

I don't believe this. Blockchains can be hacked. That means NFTs can be faked. This means Ribbon isn't necessarily verifiable.

> Lying on LinkedIn profiles and resumes is rampant.

With good reason. People are going to do whatever they think they must to get a shot at a job they want and think they can do, even if their actual experience and skillset isn't a 1:1 match with the requirements in the job posting.

If you think people won't find a way to fake Ribbon, then I find your lack of cynicism disturbing.

> The NFTs can also act as a pass for benefits

That sounds like the sort of "social credit" stuff China's messing with. No thanks.

> and entry into achievement-gated communities (e.g. a community of verified product managers across many companies)

If I wanted to confirm that somebody was a real PMP, I can look them up in the Project Management Institute's certification registry -- unless they were smart enough to opt out of being listed. (Most PMPs aren't that smart.)

I'm still not convinced Ribbon is an improvement. It looks like another attempt at applying a technological solution to a social/political problem. If my firm tried to give me a Ribbon as recognition, I'd ghost them on the spot and seek work at a firm that isn't run by people drinking crypto Koolaid.