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@nickysap
On balance, I often question my participation in this space. When I got involved, I genuinely felt like I was contributing to something larger than myself. A revolution. A chance to rectify the sins of our fathers, dismantle the status quo, and forge a system that leveled the playing field. Even if I was to be a tiny component in a much larger machine, it felt like something worth being a part of. Frankly, hyper-tokenization was never something I considered to be aligned with this thinking. Still isn't. I came up with Andreas Antonopolous giving speeches about not needing a blockchain for most things. Nick Szabo speaking on how smart contracts can solve real problems. I remember seeing Steve Wozniak speak in LA about how Ethereum represented the next logical iteration in global computing, its parallels to how they thought about the Apple developer ecosystem initially, and his optimism about its future. Perhaps I'm an old ideologue whose time has long since passed or perhaps my time never came and it was all just a fantasy, or worse, a grift to which I fell victim. But as passionate as I am about this industry, "tokenizing everything" is hardly my concept of a progressive future driven by blockchain. I want to dedicate my brain cycles to solving real problems that affect actual people.
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P.S. @tanishq the above isn't meant to be a direct snipe at you. Your post just provided a great sounding board to expand upon. I actually agree with most of the principles in your OP.
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Very fair points My biggest red pill about hypertokenization is being able to assign value to what was once immeasurable this allows us as a society to determine what’s worth optimizing for
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maybe tokenizing everything is the stepping stone into collectively thinking through a different realm of problems than what we would if we didn't have this over tokenized world rn
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We now have millions of tokens to distract people and capital from the few projects that actually have the potential to positively impact the entire world. Don't give up on the revolution yet though.
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Agree 100%, I remember when cryptography was the focal point, where its safe, it's always on chain and no one can change it (for the most part). Safe from government overreach, we'd be able to start grassroot ideals, create a new world funded by the people. I still hold out hope, but we went to bed with politicians, we gave over some control to large businesses. I wonder what the point of tokenizing everything is, is it supposed to be "oh you posted this in 2025, we got you" or is it all about draining liquidity. This isn't a crypto fud post, I'll rep it until I die, but I personally think what's popular or what's in front of us is the wrong path.
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i like how thoughtful you are and how much you sahre and ask questions
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U still think that way? Trying to make a change…
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I get this completely. The space drifted from building infrastructure that empowers people to chasing speculation for its own sake. You’re not outdated, just principled. Real progress shouldn’t need a price tag attached to it.
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Tokenize everything wouldn’t be such a problem if it isn’t directly equated with hyper-financialization. For example, it would be great to have educational degrees or experience and skills tokenized so that when a Venezuelan insurance lawyer moves to Spain she doesn’t have to redo her high school degree (true story). The issue is that the first apps people build for every protocol is another trading app.
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I’ve felt the same. The drive for finalization overtook the technology’s potential. Blockchains are brilliant systems for key exchange, but too few want to imagine them for anything beyond financial transactions. For now, it feels like the good fight has been lost.
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I'm sorry the only thing available now is max extraction tech. You'll have to wait for the revolution.
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