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Stories by Antsstyle on Medium
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Stories by Antsstyle on Medium is a personal blog at antsstyle.medium.com about economics and programming. Since 2021, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Why NFTs are bad: the long version”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link these Medium posts on blockchains and NFTs, including a short and long version of 'Why NFTs are bad', as background on proof-of-stake and when blockchains are useful.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Why NFTs are bad: the long version2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-11-19
- Criticisms of blockchain consensus mechanisms in cryptocurrency2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-10-31
What Hacker News says?
https://antsstyle.medium.com/explanation-of-blockchain-conse...
Comment linking /explanation-of-blockchain-consensus-algorithms-pow-pos-etc-735fa50d93c8
on “There aren't that many uses for blockchains”Submitted Why NFTs are bad: the long version as a story · 99 points
HN discussionThe author discusses PoS in the long version: https://antsstyle.medium.com/why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-versi...
Comment linking /why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-version-2c16dae145e2
on “Why NFTs are bad: the short version”Submitted Why NFTs are bad: the short version as a story · 55 points
HN discussionI posted the long version first and then the short version. The long version was more interesting: https://antsstyle.medium.com/why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-versi... But I've never said much in any comments about the environment. Let's not forgot the last thing i mentioned: Coinbase will also have a delisting procedure. It won't change.
Comment linking /why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-version-2c16dae145e2
on “Dear HN: Why blockchains are better than regular dbs for NFTs”Submitted Criticisms of blockchain consensus mechanisms in cryptocurrency as a story · 2 points
HN discussion