I'm really surprised at how negative the comments are here... but at least they are reasonably well informed and respectful.
Oh well, guess I'll just keep trying to build useful stuff on top of ethereum and hope the opinions change (or that this thread is not representative :-)
Why bother writing stuff on top of Ethereum? If the devs can hardfork whenever something happens they don't like, Ethereum is no less centralized than a bank. You'd probably make more consistent money by working for a bank.
No, it's a serious question. What does Ethereum offer that isn't handled by existing banks and legal structures? As far as I can tell, the entire point of Ethereum was to decentralize contracts. Now they're no longer decentralized, so what benefit do you see in Ethereum that I don't?
You might as well build on top of old school banks and central govs :))
Why waste time if we already have what erherum will become after the fork? There is a platform already and all the people are using it. It's called lawyers and banks.
Oh well, guess I'll just keep trying to build useful stuff on top of ethereum and hope the opinions change (or that this thread is not representative :-)
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