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@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Awesome critique of crypto/web3, etc. Contributions are welcome.
- [Bitcoin: The Postmodern Ponzi](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/ponzi.html) - February 27, 2021 - [Bitcoin: The Postmodern Ponzi](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/ponzi.html) - February 27, 2021
- [The Crypto Chernobyl](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/chernobyl.html) - February 10, 2021 - [The Crypto Chernobyl](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/chernobyl.html) - February 10, 2021
- [Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/gamestop.html) - February 3, 2021 - [Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage](https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/gamestop.html) - February 3, 2021
* [Today on Sick Sad World: How The Cryptobros Have Fallen](https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/01/today-on-sick-sad-world-how-the-cryptobros-have-fallen/) - 2022-01-04 by Jamie Zawinski (legendary coder, co-founder of Mozilla etc) * [Today on Sick Sad World: How The Cryptobros Have Fallen](https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/01/today-on-sick-sad-world-how-the-cryptobros-have-fallen/) - 2022-01-04 by Jamie Zawinski (legendary coder, co-founder of Mozilla etc.)
* https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html - 2022-01-07 Moxie Marlinspike, co-founder of Signal etc * https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html - 2022-01-07 Moxie Marlinspike, co-founder of Signal etc.
* [Technobabble, Libertarian Derp and Bitcoin by Paul Krugman in NY Times](https://nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opinion/cryptocurrency-bitcoin.html) - 2021-05-20 * [Technobabble, Libertarian Derp and Bitcoin by Paul Krugman in NY Times](https://nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opinion/cryptocurrency-bitcoin.html) - 2021-05-20
* [Bitcoin, Currencies, and Fragility by Nassim Taleb - 27 Jun 2021](https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14204) - highly critical paper by author Black Swan etc. * [Bitcoin, Currencies, and Fragility by Nassim Taleb - 27 Jun 2021](https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14204) - highly critical paper by author Black Swan etc.
* https://watershed.co.uk/studio/news/2021/12/03/case-against-crypto * https://watershed.co.uk/studio/news/2021/12/03/case-against-crypto
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Awesome critique of crypto/web3, etc. Contributions are welcome.
* Molly White series - https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchain/ * Molly White series - https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchain/
* [Blockchain-based systems are not what they say they are](https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchains-are-not-what-they-say/) * [Blockchain-based systems are not what they say they are](https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchains-are-not-what-they-say/)
### Ponzi Aspect ### Ponzi aspect
* [Financial Times: Why bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme](https://web.archive.org/web/20220113183816/https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoReality/comments/rm78e3/financial_times_why_bitcoin_is_worse_than_a/) - 2021-12-22. A Ponzi scheme is a zero-sum enterprise. But bitcoin is a negative-sum phenomenon that you can’t even pursue a claim against, argues Robert McCauley. [Original](https://ft.com/content/83a14261-598d-4601-87fc-5dde528b33d0) * [Financial Times: Why bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme](https://web.archive.org/web/20220113183816/https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoReality/comments/rm78e3/financial_times_why_bitcoin_is_worse_than_a/) - 2021-12-22. A Ponzi scheme is a zero-sum enterprise. But bitcoin is a negative-sum phenomenon that you can’t even pursue a claim against, argues Robert McCauley. [Original](https://ft.com/content/83a14261-598d-4601-87fc-5dde528b33d0)
* https://seattletimes.com/opinion/bitcoin-is-basically-a-ponzi-scheme/ * https://seattletimes.com/opinion/bitcoin-is-basically-a-ponzi-scheme/
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> >
> Essentially, what was initially touted as a post-communist entrepreneurial success story proved to be pyramid schemes of breathtaking proportions. Slick marketing and lofty promises turned an informal, decentralised, crime-facilitating ecosystem into a mainstream mania that sucked in multitudes of people, unchecked by feeble and fitful regulatory warnings. > Essentially, what was initially touted as a post-communist entrepreneurial success story proved to be pyramid schemes of breathtaking proportions. Slick marketing and lofty promises turned an informal, decentralised, crime-facilitating ecosystem into a mainstream mania that sucked in multitudes of people, unchecked by feeble and fitful regulatory warnings.
### Crypto and Energy Consumption ### Crypto and energy consumption
* https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption * https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption
* https://newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-bitcoin-is-bad-for-the-environment * https://newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-bitcoin-is-bad-for-the-environment
* [Energy power usage CryptoArt, ETH, Blockchain spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hzzxMbytOZ1mYl9kLh_SvM6kne6JI_mdCfHIoNapr5M/edit#gid=0) * [Energy power usage CryptoArt, ETH, Blockchain spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hzzxMbytOZ1mYl9kLh_SvM6kne6JI_mdCfHIoNapr5M/edit#gid=0)
### Scams / Frauds ### Scams/frauds
* [People Building ‘Blockchain City’ in Wyoming Scammed by Hackers - Vice](https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w3am/people-building-blockchain-city-in-wyoming-scammed-by-hackers) - - 2022-01-12 - On Monday, CityDAO—the group that bought 40 acres of Wyoming in hopes of "building a city on the Ethereum blockchain”—announced that its Discord server was hacked and members' funds were successfully stolen as a result. * [People Building ‘Blockchain City’ in Wyoming Scammed by Hackers - Vice](https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w3am/people-building-blockchain-city-in-wyoming-scammed-by-hackers) - - 2022-01-12 - On Monday, CityDAO—the group that bought 40 acres of Wyoming in hopes of "building a city on the Ethereum blockchain”—announced that its Discord server was hacked and members' funds were successfully stolen as a result.
* [Web3 is going just great](https://web3isgoinggreat.com/) - A timeline of scams related to cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and web3 projects since the beginning of 2021 by Molly White * [Web3 is going just great](https://web3isgoinggreat.com/) - A timeline of scams related to cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and web3 projects since the beginning of 2021 by Molly White
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### DAOs ### DAOs
* [DAOs and the nature of human collaboration](https://world.hey.com/marin/daos-and-the-nature-of-human-collaboration-be162918) - 2021-08-12 by Marin Petrov. A critique of DAOs and technosolutionism. * [DAOs and the nature of human collaboration](https://world.hey.com/marin/daos-and-the-nature-of-human-collaboration-be162918) - 2021-08-12 by Marin Petrov. A critique of DAOs and technosolutionism.
### NFT ### NFTs
Non-fungible tokens. Non-fungible tokens.
### Critical views of specific use cases ### Specific use cases
* Event ticketing: [NFT tickets — a realistic look at a big trend](https://medium.com/@ticketpark/nft-tickets-a-realistic-look-at-a-big-trend-ae813d6f885d) – 2021-12-14 * Event ticketing: [NFT tickets — a realistic look at a big trend](https://medium.com/@ticketpark/nft-tickets-a-realistic-look-at-a-big-trend-ae813d6f885d) – 2021-12-14
### Twitter Users ### Twitter users
Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided well-written criticism. Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided well-written criticism.
* https://twitter.com/web3isgreat * https://twitter.com/web3isgreat
* https://twitter.com/ncweaver * https://twitter.com/ncweaver
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* https://twitter.com/smdiehl * https://twitter.com/smdiehl
* https://twitter.com/troll_lock * https://twitter.com/troll_lock
### Tether (and Stablecoins) ### Tether, and other stablecoins
TODO. TODO.
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## What is blockchain / web3 etc ## What is blockchain/web3 etc.
Best intros/overviews of blockchain, crypto, web3 etc. Best intros/overviews of blockchain, crypto, web3 etc.
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Here we collect the best theses for why this is important/interesting/world-changing. Here we collect the best theses for why this is important/interesting/world-changing.
### Fat Protocols ### Fat protocols
From https://www.usv.com/writing/2016/08/fat-protocols/ From https://www.usv.com/writing/2016/08/fat-protocols/
@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ From https://www.usv.com/writing/2016/08/fat-protocols/
* [Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovation](https://continuations.com/post/148098927445/crypto-tokens-and-the-age-of-protocol-innovation) - 2016-07-28 - by Albert Wenger at USV. Move about incentivizing investment in the protocols * [Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovation](https://continuations.com/post/148098927445/crypto-tokens-and-the-age-of-protocol-innovation) - 2016-07-28 - by Albert Wenger at USV. Move about incentivizing investment in the protocols
* [Fat Protocols](https://www.usv.com/writing/2016/08/fat-protocols/) - Aug 2016 - Joel Monegro at USV - more about incentivizing adoption * [Fat Protocols](https://www.usv.com/writing/2016/08/fat-protocols/) - Aug 2016 - Joel Monegro at USV - more about incentivizing adoption
### Fairer Governance ### Fairer governance
Can support more democratic, distributed governance, e.g., cooperatives (somehow). Can support more democratic, distributed governance, e.g., cooperatives (somehow).
* [If I Only had a Heart: a DisCO Manifesto](https://disco.coop/manifesto/) - Dec 2019 - A joint publication by DisCO.coop, the Transnational Institute and Guerrilla Media Collective. "Value Sovereignty, Care Work, Commons and Distributed Cooperative Organizations. The DisCO Manifesto is a deep dive into the world of Distributed Cooperative Organizations. Over its 80 colorful pages, you will read about how DisCOs are a P2P/Commons, cooperative and Feminist Economic alternative to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (or DAOs). The DisCO Manifesto also includes some background on topics like blockchain, AI, the commons, feminism, cooperatives, cyberpunk, and more." * [If I Only had a Heart: a DisCO Manifesto](https://disco.coop/manifesto/) - Dec 2019 - A joint publication by DisCO.coop, the Transnational Institute and Guerrilla Media Collective. "Value Sovereignty, Care Work, Commons and Distributed Cooperative Organizations. The DisCO Manifesto is a deep dive into the world of Distributed Cooperative Organizations. Over its 80 colorful pages, you will read about how DisCOs are a P2P/Commons, cooperative and Feminist Economic alternative to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). The DisCO Manifesto also includes some background on topics like blockchain, AI, the commons, feminism, cooperatives, cyberpunk, and more."
## Reference ## Reference
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* https://www.reddit.com/r/anticryptocurrency/ - reddit with a significant number of links * https://www.reddit.com/r/anticryptocurrency/ - reddit with a significant number of links
* https://www.profgalloway.com/web3/ - 2022-01-15 - Prof Scott Galloway @ NYU. Unequal, focused on getting rich, facilitating crime, centralized * https://www.profgalloway.com/web3/ - 2022-01-15 - Prof Scott Galloway @ NYU. Unequal, focused on getting rich, facilitating crime, centralized
* [Cryptoeconomics as a Limitation on Governance](https://osf.io/wzf85/?view_only=a10581ae9a804aa197ac39ebbba05766) - 2021-11-11 - Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder * [Cryptoeconomics as a Limitation on Governance](https://osf.io/wzf85/?view_only=a10581ae9a804aa197ac39ebbba05766) - 2021-11-11 - Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder
* [Financial Times: Matt Damon’s crypto ad is more than just cringeworthy](https://www.ft.com/content/3fac474e-aa34-439a-8bdb-32b576fe2687) (paywall) * [Financial Times: Matt Damon’s crypto ad is more than just cringeworthy](https://www.ft.com/content/3fac474e-aa34-439a-8bdb-32b576fe2687) (paywall)
## Other suggestions
* New topic concerning the psychological harm, such as: gambling, greed, cultism, etc.
* New topic along the lines of “Ex-coiners speaking out.”