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Very odd outcome considering they didn't do much different from Ethereum or EOS, both of which seem fine nowadays.

I think it would have been different if they were to release their coin first, ask questions later.

There's a lot to dislike about business. Money complicates any relationship. On top of that, big business attracts big sharks that only care about money. But why be surprised? That's their job!

In short, it's no wonder that things go wrong in the startup world. Heck, most startups fail and as the old adage goes, "...failure permits no alibis". If you fail more often than not you WILL be crucified, especially by the people who's money you've lost. Imagine you're a general and you have just lost a battle. Do you expect your superiors to like you afterwards? Or your soldiers?

What IS a wonder is that we get anything good done at all, and we DO. Look at all the amazing products you use every day. It's insanely hard to pull this off, it requires one to have thick skin along with passion and optimism, all rolled up into a neat package. In short, you've got to have both.

But I'm curious as to what's wrong with "technology"? Technology is just something humans do, it's a form of crafting. We make stuff for fun and to make our lives easier. There are businesses built around said that complicate things on a human level, but without that infrastructure civilization is not possible.

That math looks indecipherable. Recommended prerequisites? I'm mostly self taught with minimal academic background

It seems to me that ever-changing tech is the meta of software development.

When done right, new tools and frameworks make us more productive and enable us to do more in less time. Because time to market is a crucial component of startup success, picking the right tools can give you that edge.

As for the underlying principles of software development, that's the "fundamentals" that everybody is talking about in this thread. OF COURSE you need to master them. But once you do, the meta really is chasing new tech. The problem is that folks with no knowledge of fundamentals are constantly chasing the new thing - i.e. attempting to play the meta prematurely.

1. Bitcoin isn't meant to be fast, it's meant to be reliable, and that's what you're paying for. Other chains are a different question. 2. We don't. One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. 3. We don't. The system is broken, Bitcoin is a new system. We need to figure out a new way to transact. 4. Maturity of the system will achieve this, just like it did with Wall Street. Or did it? :P 5. Many many solutions. Threshold signatures, regular multisig, mintable cryptos, etc... [bonus] Life is not fair. Early birds always get the worm.

I know it's fashionable to hate on Adam right now, but without him THERE WOULD BE NO COMPANY TO SUE. People tend to forget that.

Ah crap, I wanted to build something like that. Oh well...

> Adam Neumann is not “quirky,” he is not “charismatic,” and he does not have “an unorthodox leadership style.” He is an untalented and abusive monster who lies to get what he wants. And he was given an unlimited credit line from which he could legally steal.

'Charismatic' is often a trait found in sociopaths. I'd say Adam IS charismatic, but that is often a problem - charisma charms people and blinds them to the bad parts.

> Time to Restore Honest Capitalism

It takes a long time to scale something, and it inevitably loses money in the beginning. How do we tell the difference between 'counterfeit' companies and real ground-breaking concepts?