Daryn Cavalier on Nostr: So much of what we do today happens digitally. Few understand the mechanisms and ...
So much of what we do today happens digitally. Few understand the mechanisms and infrastructure that make this possible and this ignorance is what opens the door for bad actors.
The argument "I don't know how my car works, or my fridge works, but I use it every day" kind of falls flat with me. I understand the point but the convenience of transportation and refrigeration do not contain the malice potential that, for example, centralized servers of biometric data, contain for the "convenience" they offer.
I don't think Bitcoin fixes this.
I also don't know how reasonable it is to expect people to research, educate, and protect themselves in what a highly predatory environment the digital world has become.
But, I guess its like anything else. If you choose to enter an environment for which you are not strong enough to be in, then you will be preyed upon and taken advantage of.
Not really trying to make a point here, just thinking out loud.
The argument "I don't know how my car works, or my fridge works, but I use it every day" kind of falls flat with me. I understand the point but the convenience of transportation and refrigeration do not contain the malice potential that, for example, centralized servers of biometric data, contain for the "convenience" they offer.
I don't think Bitcoin fixes this.
I also don't know how reasonable it is to expect people to research, educate, and protect themselves in what a highly predatory environment the digital world has become.
But, I guess its like anything else. If you choose to enter an environment for which you are not strong enough to be in, then you will be preyed upon and taken advantage of.
Not really trying to make a point here, just thinking out loud.