Dick Masterson says Patreon alternative New Project 2 is closing after getting blacklisted by Mastercard

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[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

If it was going to be done, it would have been done by now. It's only of interest to the fringe and will never be popular.

Do you understand what normal people are like? They aren't going to get a Google-free phone and install linux on their PCs and wrestle with apt-get and library incompatibilities. Telling them to install a cryptocurrency wallet ain't gonna work. Ever.

[–]Drewski[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It may only be a fringe, but that fringe can still be large enough to be usable. I do believe cryptocurrencies will be a part of our financial future, but to what extent and how remains to be seen. I know a lot of countries are looking to implement their own, so we need to participate and help develop and educate people on more open alternatives.

As for what normal people are like, well.. sure, not everyone is going to do all these things, but I have already helped people install Google free phones, got a lot of family members including parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles on linux, and helped people install and use mobile cryptocurrency wallets, among other things. So if you don't have a defeatist attitude to start out with you can definitely accomplish a lot.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

that fringe can still be large enough to be usable.

Not for a crowdfunding site. You need a little money from a lot of people.

you can definitely accomplish a lot.

Your little dribs and drabs method depends on you being there, personally, to do these things. And then be available for tech support afterwards. It's not defeatism, it's realism.

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's why a more people need to start using crypto, which we can help move forward. With mobile wallets it's already become much easier to use for the less technically inclined.

As far as requiring me to be there, after the initial setup there have been few issues. I already help my friends and family out with tech stuff, which I don't mind, and switching people from Windows to Linux has actually resulted in fewer problems as it's more stable and secure.