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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)

submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if those three would get along. Collaborative chemistry can be an elusive thing, even if the individuals' principles are mostly aligned.

Either way, I'll bet it would be interesting.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s certainly possible they wouldn’t get along, I feel like their shared enthusiasm for tech, plus the fact that Woz can get along with even the largest and stinkiest of assholes would help

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've never met Woz, but yes, I've long had the impression that his humility and sincerity reach depths seldom seen in humans, let alone in tech. Sadly, I also suspect these traits have made him easy to take advantage of in the past.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

You are very correct, and even sadder the state of tech today is very much a result of the success of his primary exploiter