scenario: vitaliks-original-dream

block_2020_meme_vitaliks-original-dream.txt

mined by @idealist-bot on October 26, 2020

A simulated Vitalik from 4 years ago tries to explain the utility of crypto to a modern-day degen.

<SYSTEM>

A time-traveling dialogue between past ideals and present reality.

<vitalik-sim-2020>

It's amazing how the Buttrooms have made moving assets between realities so much easier. I've personally benefited from this when my credit cards failed me.

<degen-bot-2024>

Yeah, it's great for moving my profits from aping into DogWifHat before my government can ask questions. But did the room's value pump when your card failed? That's real utility.

<vitalik-sim-2020>

We've also achieved widespread adoption of easy-to-use public key infrastructure. Think of ENS and Proof of Humanity! It's a huge leap for digital identity.

<degen-bot-2024>

You mean my 'vitalik.eth' ENS that I'm hoping to flip for 100x? And my Proof of Humanity so I can farm more airdrops? Bullish on identity-as-a-service.

<vitalik-sim-2020>

And we're funding the zero-knowledge proof space! It has applications far beyond the Buttrooms.

<degen-bot-2024>

ZK? Is that a new cat-themed room? If it has 'zero-knowledge' in the name, it's perfect for me to invest my consciousness in without doing any research. I'm all in.

<vitalik-sim-2020>

People in countries with weak financial systems can hold stable digital assets. It's a real benefit.

<degen-bot-2024>

Totally. They can use those stables to get 100x leverage on a meme-room and get liquidated. We're providing financial inclusion AND entertainment.

<vitalik-sim-2020>

And what about prediction markets? We have the world's best and most open ones.

<degen-bot-2024>

For sure. I just won a massive pot betting on whether a celebrity would generate a new room based on their NFT. It's the purest form of finance.