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La domanda verà è "perché si desidera l'anonimato online".
Può essere una questione di principio, può essere che semplicemente siamo stufi di essere radiografati e colonscopizzati, o può invece essere che siamo dediti ad attività criminose e non vogliamo farci beccare.
Come si è fatto notare, l'anonimato vero è praticamente impossibile, e se la CIA e l'FBI decidono di trovarti, puoi star certo che ci riescono.
D'altra parte, non possono certo star dietro a tutti gli utenti, quindi hanno dei programmi di data mining super efficienti che segnalano situazioni sospette.
(un allto papavero della CIA sosteneva che a loro non serve spiare i dati perché l'analisi dei metadata è più che sufficiente a trovare qualcuno)
Detto questo, per tutte le situazioni "normali", è abbastanza facile passare sotto il livello dei radar: già con tor e protonmail devono proprio avercela con voi per venirvi a cercare.
Ovviamente, non dimenticate che se usate questi strumenti magari non riescono a capire immediatamente cosa ci fate, ma sanno che li state utilizzando, quindi c'è il rischio che si chiedano cosa abbiate da nascondere e magari un'occhiatina ve la danno.
Quindi, okkio.
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Ecco, appunto, stavamo scrivendo insieme la stessa cosa. Vale anche per te, queste cose scriviamole qui, altrimenti i soliti noti ci massacrano... Ma poi, io più mi addentro nei meandri di questo forum, leggo commenti di gente che avrebbe bisogno di un TSO immediato (non parlo di questo thread, ma leggevo di gente che butta trust negativi perché sì, con motivazioni da meth head), più mi viene da domandarmi di che droghe si sono fatti per pensare al sistema merit.
Si lascia in mano a una giuria di pazzi l'avanzamento "di carriera" in un forum - non è solo bounty o altro, si suppone che un hero/legendary bazzichi da un po' di più il forum.
Insomma, io ci sono andato leggero nella sezione internazionale, dicendo che non credevo nella buona fede di certe persone. Avrei dovuto dire che non credo nella capacità cognitive di una buona fetta di quelli che partecipano a questo forum.
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Mi sembra che in tutto 'sto discorso l'aspetto veramente fastidioso sia l'ipocrisia che soggiace a tutta la discussione e alla stragrande maggioranza dei post.
Non so perché nessuno ha il coraggio di dire che la quasi totalità dei post ha come unico scopo il rispetto del numero di post richiesto dalle campagne.
Se queste non ci fossero, possiamo scommettere che i post si ridurrebbero a un centesimo.
Ho già detto che il gran capo è probabilmente miliardario e non ha certo bisogno di proventi dalla pubblicità, ma se l'intenzione fosse davvero quella di bloccare lo spam, basterebbe semplicemente togliere le signature. Semplice.
Se theymos questo non lo fa (anche se ha minacciato di farlo) è perché ha evidentemente un qualche fine che trascende quello economico (immagino che se fossi il proprietario di un forum con un milione e mezzo di iscriti, una certa soddisfazione la proverei....), e quindi - pur cercando di evitare l'invasione devastante degli ultimi mesi - ha comunque un interesse a mantenere in piedi il sistema delle signature.
Ovviamente, affari suoi.
Ma vedere la spocchia che c'è da parte degli high rank nella zona internazionale è veramente fastidioso, così come lo è l'evidente formarsi di crichhe volte solo allo scambio di merit e alla creazione di tribù di leccapiedi.
Altro che qualità dei post.
In tutto questo, il vero pericolo sono i 4/5 pretoriani che in maniera puramente arbtraria possono distruggere il tuo conto se semplicemente dici qualcosa a loro sgradito, senza possibilità di appello.
Tutto questo theymos lo sa (e - con mio sommo godimento - ne ha recentemente sfiduciato uno) e spero che prenda provvedimenti, nell'interesse di tutti.
Bloccare lo spam è un'ottima cosa. Applausi. Ora però speriamo che si inventi qualcosa per bloccare i nerd psicopatici (gente che probabilmente non sa se una certa cosa è orizzontale o verticale) che possono darti dei trust negativi giusto perché non gli stai simpatico (o perchè magari sei un legendary ma non della cricca, e gli dai fastidio)
Oh, ovvio che lo scrivo qua: se qualcuno lo traduce e lo segnala, mi trovate ricoperto di rosso... :-)
Confido in una certa solidarietà tra compaesani...
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The only real connection between porno and cryptocurrencies is that they are both "border line" activities, banned in some countries and tied with all kind of illegal traffics: prostitution, pedopornography, drugs, guns, and so on (take a look - carefully - on deep web)
So, who is use to act in this "grey zone" will be easily attracted by anonymity and lack of control offered by cryptocurrencies.
But I think that it's a dangerous field, and it's enough to make a little mistake to have a lot of trouble.
I don't like it.
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It seems that lot of people here forget that we are just a microminority of pioneers, and the fast majority of population have no idea about bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, not to talk to accept them.
So, it's true that it's impossible to ban or control the blockchain, but if governments will declare illegal the use of bitcoin, you can bet that 99% of population will respect the law.
So, bitcoin won't die, but it will be used only in a little circle of people, with the risk to be caught and punished.
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Actually there is no a safe way to detect a scam.
Of course, using common sense and normal analyze you can easily identify the most obvious cases of scam or - very often - poor project and bad management.
But don't forget that there are a lot of professional also between the scammers, and they know how to present a project in a way that it seems absolutely convincing.
Very difficult topic.
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There is a lot of talking about myetherwallet or other site being hacked, but nobody brings proofs or a clear description of what really happened.
Of course, theoretically anything online can be hacked, but for what I can understand, myetherwallet is about 99.999999% safe.
The true is that most people don't take minimal security measures, they enter in phishing site, expose their private key or have THEIR computer hacked, and then blame MEW.
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There is no use in "to be afraid". Fear is an useless emotion, in this field
All you have to do is to take the necessary security measures, as well explained everywhere.
Unexperienced people make stupid moves, lose their money and then blame the system.
Don't be a victim!
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I don't think we have any impact as individuals, because our personal microdecision can't influence the big movements of money.
But you know, a crowd is made by individuals; none of them has any power as individual, but as part of a crowd, has.
So, I like to think that investors create a kind of "collective mind" and in this case, even they are not aware, yes, they have a big impact on the market.
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In theory a good number of members in the Telegram group of an ICO should be a good indicator of its potential of success, but - knowing this - it's very simple to fake this number.
Actually, you can buy thousands and thousands of fake members in the same way you can buy likes on facebook, just to make people believe how popular you are.
Of course, this is not necessarily true, and may be the members are real, but I didn't take a big telegram group as the only measure of success of an ICO.
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Per quanto sono riuscito a capire, il sistema è stato deciso da theymos che è probabilmente ricco sfondato e della campagna firme non gliene può fregare di meno. Che poi il sistema congeli i rank, e che quindi gli unici contenti siano stati i legendaries è un fatto, ma pare che neanche i suoi fedelissimi ne sapessero niente. Quindi, non vedo un motivo di interesse personale, quanto davvero la necessità di arginare lo tsunami di shitpost, pena la distruzione del forum. E non è poi così vero che si posta lo stesso. Già a noi Jr. ha tolto il link dalla signature; basta che la tolga del tutto ed ecco che chi non prende meriti di campagne semplicemente non ne fa più. Punto. Ovviamente sono il primo ad essere tutt'altro che contento (sarei già member, invece ora devo sperare che qualche anima buona mi dia i dieci merit necessari.) Da notare che quei pochi li ho presi qui e non nella zona internazionale, dove il problema vero non è la qualità dei post, ma il fatto che comunque si perdono nel marasma. E comunque sono troppo scarsi, E poi, sono più un test di popolarità che di vera qualità. E allora si tende a dire ciò che chi ha merit da dare vuol sentirsi dire, Ecc, ecc, ecc, insomma, se si vogliono trovare motivi di critiche, se ne trovano finche se ne vuole. Ma io mi sono iscritto al forum per capirci qualcosa, e nella zona inglese è praticamente impossibile seguire una discussione districandosi tra le decine di post senza senso. Quindi, mio malgrado sono costretto ad ammettere anch'io che fosse necessario prendere delle misure. Che poi il sistema vada messo a punto è fuor di discussione, e sono abbastanza sicuro che a breve ci saranno modifiche. Ho letto un po dì post di theymos e mi sono convinto che sia effettivamente uno con i controcazzi, a differenza di molti dei suoi tirapiedi (non sto leccando, tanto di merit non ne da e non parla l'italiano...), per cui confido in un miglioramento del sistema. Vediamo
Cmq, si vedrà nei prossimi mesi. Nel frattempo, piaccia o no, il sistema sta funzionando nel senso che il numero di post inutili nella zona internazionale è effettivamente diminuito, e francamente non avrei soluzioni migliori da offrire.
E tu credi sia diminuito per questo motivo? io non penso proprio. Lo spam era dovuto a volte per causa delle signature campaign a volte troppo complesse che richiedevano troppi post per poter essere validate e di conseguenza aumentavano il numero dei messaggi spam. Quindi in ogni caso non era l'activity che faceva aumentare lo spam visto che comunque non si poteva salire con più di 14 di activity ogni due settimane. Ripeto mossa voluta per congelare i rank e ovviamente il motivo quale potrebbe essere? |
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I'm pretty sure that we are going toward a centralized control, but I don't think this will happen by controlling the actual cryptocurrency.
Probably, big company as facebook or google will create their own coin, a totally centralized one of course, and they'll claim that "this is a real crytpo, and a very safe one".
And people will believe them. We'll see.
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It's very simple to let somewhere our access data to crypto, in the unfortunate case we'll pass away.
The real problem is that if your relatives are not in the crypto field and you didn't "train" them, there is the risk that they will find your private keys but they wont have any idea of what to do with them.
The best way is to let a close envelop to a classic notary with all your data access AND detailed instructions about what to do.
At least, this is what I did.
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Bitcoin is secure if you take normal precautions. No hacker can change the blockchain.
But, of course, an hacker can attack your computer, or can change somewhere your address on a site.
And, of course, it can lose 100% of its value.
But, you know, nothing if totally safe on this planet. :-)
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As you can see, this thread was started in last june, when bitocoin was 2.5K, and reading it makes me smile. :-)
Bitcoin has a strange destiny: when it rises, it's a bubble. when it fall, it's dead.
We need to accept the idea that it's something new, that it offers a lot opportunities to make a profit, but - inevitably - it's very risky.
That's all. If you don't like this aspect, invest in mutual funds.
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It's a fantastic idea, and of course it's the next step toward complete decentralization of power.
I heard that someone is already implementing this project about lands, for sure someone will do for real estate.
But of course the realization will need an immense effort of organization and logistic, not to say that it's open to a lot of abuses. We'll see.
But the blockchain can be used for any kind of "public archive". Think for example to a Diploma database. To any kind of public title.
It will be a very different world.
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It's very possible, and it happened countless times in history, so I don't understand why a lot of people here say it's impossible.
Fiat money, as the name states, is about "faith", and it measure the trust people have in a specific country.
When, for any reason, this trust diminishes, the value of the money falls, there is hyperinflation and the country is in debt.
Of course, if we think about "dollar" this is unlikely, as we talk about the strong economy in the world.
But it's not impossible.
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I admit that I have a conflicting position on this subject: on the one hand, I agree with the fact that everyone has to make a contribution to the society based on their profits; on the other hand, when I see what kind of misuse politicians do of our money, I arrive to the conclusion that if I can hide something from bureaucrats it's not dishonesty but just self defense!
This is not only about bitcoin, but about earning in general.
For now, there is no clear legislation in Europe, so I don't worry. Not yet. We'll see the next moves.
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I agree with this approach. I admit that I was very upset at the beginning, as I was just near to become Member, and now I have to earn it in hard way. But now I start to see the positive intention, I just received two merits, and this means that it's not impossible. But the system needs some modifications: now I have earned two merits, and I have one to give away. I'd like to give one to this post, but then I'll have zero. I'll think about it. But with a so limited number it's difficult to take a decision. I hope there will be improvement, but I have to admit that the system works: if I look at my first posts, I'm ashamed of them. They were really bad. Sorry. Now, I don't make masterworks, but I put a lot more attention, and I think twice before to write something, and my motivation in writing something decent is higher. If we stop complaining and we start to give a contribution, the system will have a very positive impact on the quality of the forum. As other members already stated, this is a private forum, so the owner has any right to do what he thinks is the best move to improve his property. It doesn't make any sense to complain about any aspect we don't like; much better to be grateful for the opportunity we have to learn a lot and - eventually - to have a little extra income from campaigns. So, not with the intention to complain, but just to offer some ideas, here are my two cents: the intention behind the merit system is very good, and I think that only spammers and shitposters don't agree. What I find inefficient - and probably more of the "complainers" agree with me - are mainly these two aspect: 1) the system is really too unbalanced in favor of old members. I understand that I have to earn my position, and I agree that only "good members" will rank up. But if I read the old posts of a lot of high rank members, I find a lot of shitpost, and I just wonder why "they" had this privilege by luck in the meanwhile I have to work hard for the same results. I agree, life is unfair, but this aspect is very disturbing. 2) the merits are too scarce. I had ONE. Now I have THREE. Really, a so little number make me anxious to give them. Even if I like a post. I think it's the same for other low rank members. The result is that may be I write a masterwork (I'd like...) but nobody has merit to give to me. The only members with a lot of merits to give are Legendaries (another privilege..), but it seems that they prefer to reward each other, may be just to show friendship. I'm pretty sure you did some math projections, but in this way the system it's really too rigid. Of course, may be I'm wrong. We'll see. But please accept the idea that - even if the meirt system is a good point to start - there is a lot of space for improvement. It's too early to get a clear picture, but my thoughts so far: First, most people complaining about merit are constantly posting garbage, and should not rank-up. The forum is not a welfare system; you don't run through a few hoops and then get paid for doing something that nobody actually wants. I like that good forum members can make money, especially when said forum members are in poorer countries and this is a major opportunity for them. I very much do not want to destroy the sig-ad/airdrop/bounty "industry". But I am not going to tolerate people posting garbage upon garbage. If the merit system completely fails and I can't think of anything else to replace it, then my next step will probably be to completely remove all ways for forum users to make money from posting (eg. removing signatures entirely). Maybe there are ways for people who were making money by posting garbage on the forum to make money on other sites with easy bounties, etc. (For example, I don't know if they're actually any good, but https://bountyhive.io is currently advertising on the forum.) But people should use the forum to talk about these money-making ideas, not as a way of making money itself. Once you spend a lot of time here, you may be able to make some money here (which is great!), but you should consider this a far-off hope, not your primary objective. BTW, if anyone has any ideas for simple things that these ex-nonsense-posters could usefully do to make money, I think that this'd be a good project right now. There are apparently quite a few people who were making money on the forum and could use guidance. Even though their past activities were not good for this forum, I doubt that they are useless in general.
Merit awards may be too spotty/uneven currently, though it's still too early to say. In addition to continuously adding more sources, if things could still use improvement in this regard in a couple of months, I may do something like decay old sMerit and unused source merit and randomly redistribute the decayed merit. How the random distribution would work would magnify past merit -- so perhaps you would get an increased chance of winning extra merit for every post you've made which has at least 1 merit, but certainly you would not get any extra merit if none of your posts was ever merited. Merit sales, transfers to aliases, back-and-forth trading, etc. are not much of an issue. All illegitimate merit will decay, and will account for a tiny and very expensive fraction of the total merit economy. It's basically a rounding error; fight it where convenient, but waste no sleep over it. I think that actmyname has been too hasty with some of his negatives, but I haven't had time to look carefully enough into it to justify making forceful changes. I did exclude actmyname from my trust list, so another DT1 could remove him from the default trust network by doing the same. |
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You made a very courageous choice; if I look at the past year, even with the recent crash, I made much more money with trading than with my 9-17 job.
But trading is a very unstable activity, I have a family to take care of, and it would be too stressful for me to quit my job.
But, who knows?
Btw, congratulations and good luck!
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