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Please don't auto downvote before reading.

A little bit ago some asked a question about why the hate of the blockchain, and that got me thinking if there even was a legitimate use case where the blockchain would be beneficial, but I couldn't think of one outside maybe some sort of decentralized bank, but before I knew I was thinking it would instantly turn into some crypto scheme and strapped it, because crypto currencies are a scam on every level -- and no they aren't private or secret as some think either.

So I wanted to ask the community. Instead of using the blockchain for crypto, is there a better use where the blockchain could benefit society?

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I remember exploring how it could be a way to secure digital Democratic elections. Any thoughts on this?

[–] Draghetta@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Forever immutably recording who voted what, I really can’t see a way for that to go wrong

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

"who" in your sentence doesn't necessarily need to identify an individual depending on implementation.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

What's so scary about that? While the reason seems obvious, I ask because if you know what sort of sophisticated voter identification models the parties have right now, they can easily ascertain your voting history with 90%+ accuracy and predict fairly well who you'll vote for in the future anyway.

I was just thinking of this recently but if Trump utilized his immunity to the fullest extent and we descend into Kristallnacht territory, these voter models would be how they began purging, "the enemy from within."

So given we already are at that point, then maybe the benefits of such a ledger could outweigh the cons.

[–] B1naryB0t@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

You don't fight fascism by accepting that it's already here and opening the door further.