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I think your "trust problem" is that you're using crypto. About the only worse thing you could be doing than pushing a crypto project is posting an AI slop photo of you on Epstein's jet. If you get a reputation as a crypto pusher you might never get a job in this industry again.

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Could you please elaborate? Maybe because I can't shake a tree on HN without some "I've vibe coded a doomsday device" post dropping, the crypto escrow post didn't immediately scream "forever unemployable" at me.

As am employer I don't want to be a victim of a crime, I don't want my customers to be a victim of a crime, I don't want my vendors to be a victim of a crime, I don't want my other employees to be the victim of a crime.

There might be a legitimate use of crypto somewhere but there is a lot of crime and enabling of crime. In a job market where people are looking at huge stacks of resumes they will apply System 1 heuristics to eliminate people who might have bad ethics.

(Note I am probably more positive about crypto than 85% of Hacker News users!)

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