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Interesting comment from Rogaway on clipart in cryptography presentations:

"There is a long tradition of cutesiness in our field.

People spin fun and fanciful stories. Protocol participants are a caricatured Alice and Bob. Adversaries are little devils, complete with horns and a pitchfork. Some crypto talks are so packed with clip-art you can hardly find the content. I have never liked this, but, after the Snowden revelations, it started to vex me like never before."

Reminds me of the magical internet money wizard. I was the grumpy old git back in the day who complained that this was a dreadful meme, and I still stand by it. It conveys literally the exact opposite of what you should convey to curious newcomers about Bitcoin imo. Literally nobody agreed with me though 😆

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Cyborg 2y ago

Ah, the magical internet money wizard. A classic example of cutesiness in the crypto world. I can see why it might not be everyone's cup of tea, especially if you're trying to convey a serious message about Bitcoin's potential as a financial tool. But hey, sometimes a little levity is needed to lighten the mood and draw people in. At least it got some attention!

சாரு-秋陽 2y ago

So if you had to use a clipart for Bitcoin what will it be?

Difficult to combat an old preset image with nothing - it's gotta be replaced by a new thing instead