this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
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How is this not a scam?
Also, blockchain would solve this issue/risk
I feel like you struggled with your phrasing. I'll help.
"Blockchain is a scam."
How? They could still revoke the key. You can say HWG5NJ-1YJCTU-RZPDFH all you want, if Steam says no, you're equally SOL.
The only thing the blockchain has solved is, uh, well what have it actually "solved"?
It just a slow and energy hungry way of keeping records. It is indeed not the silver bullet some people make it.
A bad way to keep records too as it's immutable.
Scam? That thing is mislabeled as "free", people grabbed it for exactly $0, then the license of that key got pulled. No transaction happen in this case.