Blockchain technology is going to change everything: the shipping industry, the financial system, government … in fact, what won’t it change? But enthusiasm for it mainly stems from a lack of knowledge and understanding. The blockchain is a solution in search of a problem.

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There are several oversimplifications to watch out, but still interesting.

  • Limcon
    5·
    3 years ago

    Here in Brazil, this system exists, but without a blockchain, and it works very well. It tracks vaccinations, surgeries, when you went to a hospital or a basic health unit (it’s like a mini hospital for check-ups, vaccination and less severe stuff), etc.

    I went to a doctor recently (that I never went before) and he started asking things like “so you broke your arm on 2003? Interesting”.

    So I would say that blockchain might not help in that area either haha.

      • ailiphilia
        1·
        3 years ago

        What dies “better” mean? If everything is stored on a single server owned by this one company in Mountain View or so, is it better then?

          • ailiphilia
            1·
            3 years ago

            Nothing and no one is ever infallible. What I say is that the web as we know it is broken in that it has become a walled garden controllled by a few companies. And, yes, a lot of web3 doesn’t appear to change that, it’s just old wine in new bottles. We needed to discuss alternatives to different use case (payment and currency systems, how we monetize apps and other products, data hosting and sharing,. …). Energy efficiency and affordability are important issues, but I want to have choice and don’t want to become dependent on 5 or so companies in whatever I do. If that means that I have to pay, I’d be fine with that.