Linus Torvalds has said that cryptocurrencies are simply "a great vehicle for scams"
  • Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
  • Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
  • Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.
  • Coasting0942@reddthat.comEnglish
    130·
    7 months ago

    He’ll live long enough to end up on the wrong side of the polygamy rights fight. But I’d like to be surprised.

    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      42·
      7 months ago

      I imagine he will be an old and gray man and someone will ask him his opinion and it will probably be like

      What? Are you fucking with me? I didn’t give a shit what people did behind closed doors 40 years ago, what fuckin made you think I would care now? Are you fucking mental? Did your daddy not love you enough? Get the fuck out of here, your making my blood pressure spike…

    • VerticaGG@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      111·
      7 months ago

      Polygamy: Mormons, etc. generally opposes womens rights.

      Polyamory: Ideally places noone above another, elevates everyone to have the healthy connections such that noone is a “3rd wheel” or more disposable. Less about “polycules” recruiting new members, and more about individuals pairing with new partners, and existing partners (initially at least) gaining a metaphor. Mileage may vary and the point is everyone’s needs are a bit different and shouldnt feel pressured to fit neatly into a nuclear box.

      Just fyi.

    • huginnEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      Polyamory isn’t cheating though.

      Cheating is, by definition, sex with another person against your partner’s will.

      • Coasting0942@reddthat.comEnglish
        11·
        7 months ago

        Five guys and five gals will be arguing they have a right to share DNA amongst each other and make a single kid, giving them all parental rights. Religious right will have their scheduled stroke. Most of the population won’t care. Internet trolls will be screaming how it’s a United Nations plan to depopulate the planet.

        Or basically any legal recognition for polygamy.

        • Syrc@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          Five guys and five gals will be arguing they have a right to share DNA amongst each other and make a single kid

          …Is that even possible? I thought humans could only have exactly two parents biologically? If I didn’t misunderstand, I’m legit curious about this.

          • Coasting0942@reddthat.comEnglish
            11·
            7 months ago

            We’ve already reached two lesbians with their combined dna being carried by a surrogate (which has extra dna effects as the carrier). With further dna advancements it should be possible to mix up multiple parents dna.

            • Syrc@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              7 months ago

              Is it this one? I’m far from an expert but it seems like they used a different part of DNA from each woman, I doubt it’s possible to go beyond 3 parents with the same method.