While this individual might technically be accurate in saying they never referred to digital collectibles, it’s misleading. The term used today wasn’t popular back then, but that doesn’t change the fact that similar ideas were discussed.
What they were referring to aligns perfectly with what we now identify as NFTs or digital assets on the blockchain. They’re leveraging the change in vocabulary to deflect from their past comments.
It’s akin to claiming you never discussed laptops just because you only referred to portable computers. The underlying technology is unchanged; only the terms have shifted. We shouldn’t permit this behavior that allows evasion of accountability through manipulation of language.
Has anyone else observed this trend of individuals trying to alter perceptions by prioritizing terminology over the real concepts they once endorsed?
Great point! I’m curious about the psychology here - do these people actually believe they’re being honest since the words changed, or are they consciously rewriting history?
Same thing happens with AI discussions. People who talked about “machine learning algorithms” years ago now pretend they never had AI opinions once it got controversial. Language evolution becomes this weird escape route.
Makes me wonder - how do we discuss emerging tech when terminology shifts so fast? Will we deal with this again in 5 years when NFTs rebrand as “digital ownership certificates”?
Any good ways to call this out? I’m always torn between keeping the real discussion going vs getting stuck in semantic fights.
totally get what u mean! it’s like they r just trying to save face by changing terms. had someone argue they never liked crypto, but i found their old tweets praising “blockchain” tech. it’s all about accountability, ya know?
This semantic dodging drives me crazy at work too. Had colleagues pushing blockchain hard in meetings during 2020-2021, now they tell clients they were always skeptical of crypto. Corporate folks are the worst for this revisionist BS. What really gets me is how it kills any real tech discussion. When people just rebrand their old takes by switching terms, you can’t have honest conversations about what we learned or how thinking evolved. I actually started documenting conversations because of this crap. It’s not just crypto and NFTs either. Same thing happens with remote work debates, social media policies, privacy stuff - you name it. People think changing the words magically erases their old positions. Makes it impossible to hold anyone accountable for anything.