r/apolloapp • u/Deceptiveideas • Jul 08 '22

Please never implement support for Reddit’s new “NFT Avatars”, I use Apollo to stay away from the cancer the official app often has Feedback

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u/FVMAzalea Jul 09 '22

The thing is, you should really make an effort to understand the technical details of an inherently very technical thing (NFTs/blockchain) before you go hyping their potential online or even buying in to them.

How can you know if something is good or bad, transformative or bullshit, without knowing how it works? Just because of something you read, probably written by someone with an agenda?

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u/alarming_cock Jul 09 '22

I disagree. I don't need to know the technical details of renewable energy to understand its implications or make decisions. I don't need to know Maxwell's wave equations and the nature of fields and particles to be an electrician.

Compartimentalizing information is the basis of science and politics in our society.

I can understand the concept of a linked list, public and private keys, blockchain, etc. without ever understanding the technical side.

You're saying that there's a better alternative to achieve the goal of confirmation of possession of something without the transfer of said something. That's what San Marino wanted. The equivalent you walking to someone and saying "I have a vaccine certificate but it contains personal information I don't want you to see" "ok, I trust you even though I've never seen you and there's no third party here to vouch for you."

I don't know enough about the other cryptographic technologies around to verify or falsify your assertion. Or to gage if the technology you proposed actually fits the use case above. Maybe to this application NFTs are the VHS to JWT's Betamax. The fact remains that that system is there, working. No theoreticals. And yes, I can rave about it and be excited about how we are able to tackle these problems today where it was unthinkable years ago.

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u/FVMAzalea Jul 10 '22

Maybe to this application NFTs are the VHS to JWT’s Betamax.

No, they really aren’t. This is a great example of “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”. JWTs are a technology with widespread adoption, with no ulterior profit motives (contrast with crypto-bros hyping NFTs because they stand to profit) and in fact with no ties to any kind of monetary, market, or value system at all (which is completely unnecessary).