A conversation I had while attending VCF East

[aleteoryx]

I went to VCF East this weekend! it was a good time, I saw a lot of cool stuff, and I met some youtube people. stay tuned for a more in-depth blog post maybe assuming I have the time and energy.

anyways, while taking a rideshare (I know, I know) back to my hotel, I had a conversation with the driver. it was a white tesla. we were discussing politics in a very shallow and unopinionated way, and at a certain point I had roughly the following exchange:

Driver: You into cryptocurrency?

Me: I think it's pretty dumb. Waste of power.

Driver (removing his baseball cap and showing the bitcoin logo on it to me): Yeah, well, y'know, I'm pretty into it.

Me: I mean, it's not a good use of resources. Satoshi's paper is interesting, but-

Driver (interrupting): You've read the whitepaper?

Me: Yeah. It's an interesting idea, arguably elegant, but I don't think it's wise to actually use it like this.

Driver: Y'know, all FIAT currencies eventually go to zero. Crypto's all that's-

Me (interrupting): Frankly I don't think any form of large scale economy is a good idea.

Driver (after a pause): ...you might be right.

that last point has been playing back in my head ever since. I'm not sure what to make of this man, who I would assume to be a libertarian, agreeing with my distaste for the concept of an economy.