I have a somewhat cynical view of the crypto community, but
It feels like I’m watching Shark Tank or any show where participants try to sell the idea to VCs, instead of a programming tournament.
Seems like something that might disproportionately might affect blockchain hackatons. There are in my experience a couple of different people who are into the blockchain: libertarians, people hoping to get rich and people really interested in the technical aspects (some overlap may exist).
The “hoping to get rich people” can sometimes be in conflict with the tech people and I think that this might be an example of this. If you’re just interested in getting rich the actual technical details don’t matter, just your ability to build hype around them.
Hard to generalize about all hackatons?
I have a somewhat cynical view of the crypto community, but
Seems like something that might disproportionately might affect blockchain hackatons. There are in my experience a couple of different people who are into the blockchain: libertarians, people hoping to get rich and people really interested in the technical aspects (some overlap may exist).
The “hoping to get rich people” can sometimes be in conflict with the tech people and I think that this might be an example of this. If you’re just interested in getting rich the actual technical details don’t matter, just your ability to build hype around them.