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The answer is that it’s sparse. It’s still very early. Scammers and grifters were dominant on the Internet for decades, massive businesses were built on spam an
by codezero 3y ago
The answer is that it’s sparse. It’s still very early. Scammers and grifters were dominant on the Internet for decades, massive businesses were built on spam and popup ads, something every user universally hated.
I could give a few examples but I think it’s still at an early enough stage that they won’t appeal to the general public any more than internet chat did to the general public in the mid 90s. It’s still too early. It’s fine to ignore emerging tech that you find annoying or useless. I just tend to be attracted to it because it’s quite fun to be along for the ride to see it become more mainstream and useful. Not everything succeeds. :) prime example from my previous time in web2 SaaS: box subscription companies were a popular growth and acquisition model but ended up not being sustainably aligned with what people actually wanted: consistent and reliable products they love.
- mrtksn 3y agoI don't think HN is the general public, I'm just curious if there is a real use case beyond cryptocurrency to bet on. There are some interesting stuff, for example I really want BAT and Brave Browser happen, it's just doesn't appear so far(although the browser has plenty of real users because it's actually a good browser). Try me, maybe I will understand?