In my last blog post I shared my optimism about blockchain. I felt it was important to expand on the pessimistic view as well. Truthfully, I hold both perspectives in tension and it is a continual internal struggle of deciding which is most authentic and true at any given time. Over the past year, I've experienced some of the most negative sides of the blockchain world personally. First, I was a victim of a phishing scam. A Discord server that I participate in had been compromised, and t...