crazyt Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Kooks like alex jones have been deplatformed through censorship on mainstream social media (twitter, facebook, gofundme etc). Gun companies have been kicked off shopify Create an alternative blockchain based social media platform where centralized censorship isnt possible. Im thinking of a system where people can self censor or delegate censorship to entities that they trust. Get alex jones, donald trump, and other censored personalities to join. Make a billion dollars from that sweet crypto currency Buy land Make mtb trails. This might require you to sell your soul, but it is probably worth it. LMK if you are interested. Edited October 29, 2020 by crazyt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Blockchain is a solution to nothing. At this point all it is good for is cryptocurrency; there aren't any other real problems that it can solve because the very narrow scope of the solution. The only thing it does is make it difficult to alter a journaled transaction. There are plenty of existing tools/methods to handle that, but honestly few people have that issue, the blockchain ROI sucks so nobody is using it. Oh, and right wing social media? Parler is already established there and, um, are they still in business because all of the Parler advocates are still on twitter..... If you want to make a ton of money for trails, simply buy land in the growing areas out west, then sell it off with a 100 year covenant that the buyer needs to build/maintain free mountain bike trails on X% of the property. You pocket the money, they make your trails, it is a win-win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, AustinBike said: Blockchain is a solution to nothing. At this point all it is good for is cryptocurrency; there aren't any other real problems that it can solve because the very narrow scope of the solution. The only thing it does is make it difficult to alter a journaled transaction. There are plenty of existing tools/methods to handle that, but honestly few people have that issue, the blockchain ROI sucks so nobody is using it. Oh, and right wing social media? Parler is already established there and, um, are they still in business because all of the Parler advocates are still on twitter..... If you want to make a ton of money for trails, simply buy land in the growing areas out west, then sell it off with a 100 year covenant that the buyer needs to build/maintain free mountain bike trails on X% of the property. You pocket the money, they make your trails, it is a win-win. blockchain is a solution for whenever you dont trust a centralized authority to be a good steward of the data. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) the Illuminati have already read this thread and will move to thwart your plot. does anyone still follow Alex Jones un-ironically? Edited October 29, 2020 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, mack_turtle said: the Illuminati have already read this thread and will move to thwart your plot. does anyone still follow Alex Jones un-ironically? Currently listening to a drunk AJ on Joe Rogan with Tim Dillon. Had a few LoL moments. But also a few oh shit moments too...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I don't listen to a lot of Joe Rogan but I listened to an AJ interview a while back and it was hilarious! so off the wall nuts. I really didn't know if either person was being serious though. if they are, both of them have some critical mental health problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Big Joe Rogan fan, definitely not an AJ fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I used to listen to AJ on late night radio (maybe AM) just because it felt like it was pirate radio and he could say things that others wouldn't say. Now, I think he's a complete idiot and just wants people to listen to his crap so he'll say anything. Rush Limbaugh went the same way for me. I do miss me some Paul Harvey though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 3 hours ago, AustinBike said: Blockchain is a solution to nothing. I haven't seen many real world successful deployments. The one that I can think of is an insurance company using an internal blockchain for HIPPA document control. Mostly seems to be a way to secure some sweet VC money and a dangerous drinking game if you attend any FinTech conferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 5 hours ago, crazyt said: blockchain is a solution for whenever you dont trust a centralized authority to be a good steward of the data. But social media sites only work if they own the content. Blockchain implies they don’t. It’s like saying buying a bike direct is a better solution and then saying you refuse to buy a bike unless you can see it in a shop and get on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, taco_junkie said: I haven't seen many real world successful deployments. The one that I can think of is an insurance company using an internal blockchain for HIPPA document control. Mostly seems to be a way to secure some sweet VC money and a dangerous drinking game if you attend any FinTech conferences. Blockchain for document control is interesting, But there are already a ton of document control solutions out there that don’t require it. If it were faster, cheaper and easier to use it would be everywhere. But it is clumsy, slow and expensive. Lots of places it *could* be used, but no places it will be used. Once cryptocurrency is dead, blockchain will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 #FreeAlexJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, St.Bernardo said: #FreeAlexJones I liked listening to him like 13 years ago, but I really can't deal with him these days. I have heard that the podcast was good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) It was just this year that I found out Alex Jones is a resident of our fair city and has a studio somewhere in south Austin. Besides being an asshole, he also appears to be a steroid abuser. I find him to have zero redeeming qualities. Edited October 30, 2020 by June Bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, June Bug said: It was just this year that I found out Alex Jones is a resident of our fair city and has a studio somewhere in south Austin. Besides being an asshole, he also appears to be a steroid abuser. I find him to have zero redeeming qualities. Really? I’m surprised you didn’t know all that. You should check out the epic divorce and custody battle he went through - apparently the mother of his children decided he wasn’t the best influence in their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanerpvt Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The Alex Jones Austin Access stuff around 2000 was hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, AustinBike said: Blockchain for document control is interesting, But there are already a ton of document control solutions out there that don’t require it. If it were faster, cheaper and easier to use it would be everywhere. But it is clumsy, slow and expensive. Lots of places it *could* be used, but no places it will be used. Once cryptocurrency is dead, blockchain will follow. you would only use blockchain for the authentication. The actual content could be hosted encrypted on centralized servers. You can separate storage from user interface and authentication. The key is no one knows the data they are storing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, Shanerpvt said: The Alex Jones Austin Access stuff around 2000 was hilarious. It was pretty entertaining for sure. Lived here for a bit, years ago and remember AJ , Howard Stern and Russ Martin were on fm radio. Pure entertainment all day at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafkiller Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I remember when Russ Martin actually played music, kinda like MTV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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