I’m not saying conspiracy doesn’t exist — it most certainly does — but it just seems unlikely in most cases.
In this case, to be blunt, give a bunch of nerds millions / billions of dollars and see how fast their objectives change. Going from being students to having material wealth unimaginable to most suddenly gets you invited to a lot of conferences / parties / inner circles. You’re doing a lot less engineering and a lot more socializing & experiencing, and suddenly those lofty ideals & nerdy curiosities may just not matter as much any more driving around in a lambo with what you’d consider super models. But making even MORE money to do cool things just might.
Very few people exist on this planet that can resist that, and it is the explanation for most people / projects / orgs that make it big losing their way. Once you have a lot of money, suddenly life without it seems impossible, and you start to compromise values to secure more of it. It is a steep downhill journey.
Most projects are unoriginal. Just a derivation slightly improved on, or a recombination of prior works in a compelling new way. Nothing wrong with that; our universe is composed of relatively few atoms combined in all kinds of special ways.
you both are correct on all assumptions. and are now discussing how corruption with money within the existing system is both undetectable/deniable and effective.
ipfs is now, for all purposes, a honeypot against dweb. or at least a way for opposition (dweb proponents) to waste valuable time. as your experiences proved.
In this case, to be blunt, give a bunch of nerds millions / billions of dollars and see how fast their objectives change. Going from being students to having material wealth unimaginable to most suddenly gets you invited to a lot of conferences / parties / inner circles. You’re doing a lot less engineering and a lot more socializing & experiencing, and suddenly those lofty ideals & nerdy curiosities may just not matter as much any more driving around in a lambo with what you’d consider super models. But making even MORE money to do cool things just might.
Very few people exist on this planet that can resist that, and it is the explanation for most people / projects / orgs that make it big losing their way. Once you have a lot of money, suddenly life without it seems impossible, and you start to compromise values to secure more of it. It is a steep downhill journey.
Most projects are unoriginal. Just a derivation slightly improved on, or a recombination of prior works in a compelling new way. Nothing wrong with that; our universe is composed of relatively few atoms combined in all kinds of special ways.