leifandthorn:communications from Kickstarter this week be like TranscriptKickstarter: I was able to
communications from Kickstarter this week be like
Transcript
Kickstarter: I was able to obtain an amazing new innovation made possible by blockchain technology.
Every programmer, everyone in the Open Source community, everyone who’s ever looked at a database for 5 minutes: Is it actually a thing that’s been available for years, and any non-blockchain website or app that really wanted it could install it right now?
Kickstarter: I don’t understand.
Everyone: I want to see a new thing that we NEED a blockchain to do. Is that what you have, or do you have a thing that every programmer knows how
to do, and if we had ever once tried to get it, we’d be running it already?
Kickstarter: I have the new thing.
Everyone: You’re sure? You have a Needs A Blockchain To Be Possible thing, and not a Literally Anyone Could Already Do It thing?
Kickstarter: That is correct. I have a new function you can ONLY unlock by moving to a blockchain. I do not have an even-Wordpress-plugins-already-do-it thing.
Everyone: Excellent! Please, give me the new thing.
(Kickstarterhands over “Making our code open-source for anyone to use,” adding it to “Integrate with any other site that’s interested,” “Letting the userbase vote on new features,” and “Letting any coder contribute a plugin”)
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