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Do people not use cash to buy drugs?

There's already full-node implementations that address state tree pruning: https://wiki.parity.io/Getting-Synced#database-pruning

Bitcoin for example (and many others), will prune old blocks that are no longer required to make transactions on the network. If a block has all unspent inputs used up, the block will be pruned

The hype around "you don't need a blockchain" is reaching a fever pitch as well. Those who read HN are likely aware of the differences and viable usecases.

There are a few good points made, many business scenarios would be fine with a centralized database.

However, the content is highly opinionated and shows a lack of understanding regarding to crypto transactions and block generation, for example.

many cryptocurrencies rely on trusted third parties to handle payouts. So, they use blockchain to generate coins, but don’t use blockchain to handle payouts. Because of the issues involved around trust. Let that sink in for a moment.]

I think what stops most people is the 50% paycut compared to US salaries

I'd move to Berlin in a heartbeat if it weren't for that

Which country is that?

Their profit strategy

Maybe they paid some blackhat "marketing firm" not fully realizing it?

Except that you'd be required to reboot the OS every time you swap. Which is what a lot of developers would rather avoid.

Maybe they could have a tiny low power battery that could last 5-10 mins to reboot-less battery swaps

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