I’ve been told many times in my life that I’m a “hater,” or a “skeptic,” or that I “don’t give things a chance.” This has been the case in game reviews, in professional situations and in this very newsletter, and it’s mostly something I hear from the mouth of someone in the process of doing or immediately after doing something stupid. Modern reporting has become obsessed with the completely imaginary concept of “objectivity,” as if we as human beings can fully remove our opinions from any given product we create and is beset with constant anxiety that you may “get it wrong” or “miss something” that often has no bearing on your actual point.
I think it's absolutely fine to present both sides of an argument, especially if you're not a subject matter expert. Sometimes it's better to trust the reader to form their own opinion instead of just writing something a specific audience wants to hear. Doubly so if you want to convince someone that maybe crypto/web3 isn't as great as some people say it is. Going on the attack is just going to entrench a lot of people in their bubble.
I also of course like dunking on the crypto/web3 idiots. I also don't have a lot of sympathy for people who lose their own (or borrowed) money on it. As long as it's their choice, it's their money to gain/lose. What I hope is that this crypto collapse dissuades any pension funds or insurance to invest in it. I also hope that my government will stop trying to build things with a blockchain.
I find with the claim of skeptics being haters, asking "Name three." gets them to vanish and never answer you. By saying that I become a magical blind spot in their vision.
If You Believe In Everything, You Believe In Nothing
Ed, for your own mental health, I am begging you to not listen to the new episodes of Freakonomics
I think it's absolutely fine to present both sides of an argument, especially if you're not a subject matter expert. Sometimes it's better to trust the reader to form their own opinion instead of just writing something a specific audience wants to hear. Doubly so if you want to convince someone that maybe crypto/web3 isn't as great as some people say it is. Going on the attack is just going to entrench a lot of people in their bubble.
I also of course like dunking on the crypto/web3 idiots. I also don't have a lot of sympathy for people who lose their own (or borrowed) money on it. As long as it's their choice, it's their money to gain/lose. What I hope is that this crypto collapse dissuades any pension funds or insurance to invest in it. I also hope that my government will stop trying to build things with a blockchain.
I find with the claim of skeptics being haters, asking "Name three." gets them to vanish and never answer you. By saying that I become a magical blind spot in their vision.