Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has attracted strong backlash within cryptocurrency community with seemingly innocuous take about air quality
"Me, early 2024: hmm I haven't been canceled for a while, maybe I should say something spicy and do another round… Me, Jul 2024: canceled for... trying not to get airborne diseases," Buterin added.
On Saturday, the Canadian programmer attached a photo of himself wearing a face mask on a plane next to an air quality monitor that shows elevated levels of CO2.He has clarified that modern planes typically have relatively clear air due to ventilation and filtration, but those mechanisms typically tend to be turned off when the plane is on the ground.
"The delta between the minds behind crypto and the minds of crypto consumers is pretty awesome to behold," one social media user noted. Buterin is no stranger to controversial takes. In 2022, he attracted some backlash after arguing that synthetic wombs could potentially Alex Dovbnya is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets.
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