Readit NewsCan you give some examples? How many things does a VG programming have to account for compared to, for examples, a ML programmer, or a programmer in the HFT space?
Sure, video game programming is not a game, but I don't know why it would be "the most difficult" compared to other fields.
Large breadth of content with lots of esoteric and domain specific knowledge sprinkled throughout. The higher level abstractions available are very limited in scope in comparison to say GUI toolkits, most of the success has come from people drilling down and putting in a ton of work.
A big reason there are gatekeepers is the regulation. I get the appeal of framing it as if the little guy can now participate, but isn't it irresponsible to not even ask oneself why financial markets are regulated in the first place?
That's an entirely political question that has nothing to do with efficacy of a financial system or cryptocurrency.
Most people I know who are any good at programming had started learning about it by modifying something either on their own computers (pre-2000) or on the web (post 2000). They took things they found interesting or useful and somehow introspected and changed them. Good chunks of skills gained by that were transferable to professional environment.
Today, this is not how people get into tech. There is an ever increasing gap between technologies used for professional computing and things that are observable and modifiable by a normal person out there.
Curiosity and experimentation have been replaced by (appropriately named) coding bootcamps.
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You wouldn't have to monkey around with hardware freedom and even if a person decides to re-sell it at least it had the chance of being used by a "real gamer" first.
"Yeah I agree that cryptocurrencies are interesting, perhaps some day one will replace the USD. It will probably not be Bitcoin, but rather some other cryptocurrency“.
Watch how they recoil!
For they have been found out, they do not actually care for financial freedom, etc., all these noble crypto goals which can also be achieved with a cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin.
All they care about is their speculative investment in Bitcoin in particular, so it won't help them much if another crypto becomes the world standard.
It‘s probably <1% that are true believers and >99% that have missed out on a few bull runs and are now hoping to get rich quickly.
Really, try this line some time and you will come to the same conclusion.
USD is fiat currency. Fiat simply means by decree. USD is a currency by decree of the US Govt.
It's highly unlikely Bitcoin would ever become a fiat currency by the US Govt. It's also highly unlikely the US Govt would allow a free banking system and allow a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin to fill the void naturally.
Also, Bitcoin can evolve overtime through consensus of it's users. So it is highly unlikely it would be surpassed by a cryptocurrency that is like Bitcoin but marginally different, it would have to be something radically different.