Go Freaking Do It
Finance and crypto
smart contract commitment
SHOW HN2017
128points
109comments
#329of 2,242 in 2017
Top 15%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
4 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 31 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score -0.45.
Idea: 2 for, 21 againstExecution: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well executed for a first version
From 2 comments
I had been discussing almost exactly this idea with a friend over the last couple weeks, wholly unaware of the similar services listed elsewhere in the comments (although I…
frisby on HNThis is a great idea!
supermdguy on HN
Objections
Failed goals send money to the contract owner, a perverse incentive
From 2 comments
It is kind of awkward that a business that exists to help you get things done is paid whenever you fail.
supermdguy on HN>> and will keep the funds otherwise. If I'm possibly going to give my money away, why would I want to do this to some random contract, instead maybe a Charity or somewhere other…
CrossWired on HN
Supervisor role is hard to trust and can flake out
From 3 comments
So if your supervisor flakes out, you lose the money? There is definitely a flaw in that...
codingdave on HNThey didn't implement the most difficult part of the idea: the supervisor. Seems like a half-baked solution. Interesting, but incomplete.
amelius on HNI had the exact same idea years ago. Eventually I found there are some shortage about it so I ditched the idea: - How to verify people achieved their goal (this website…
suanmeiguo on HN
Contract had security bugs such as anyone able to mark goals failed
From 2 comments
Awesome job building your idea! Took at a look at the source code an found a few bugs and put them here in a post:…
jesperht on HNSince setGoalFailed is public (because you want it to be callable by the person trying to achieve the goal, and the contract owner is the supervisor) and does no checks, seems…
mpeg on HN
Smart contracts add complexity without clear benefit
From 1 comment
I don't really understand the trend of solving all problems with "smart contracts". This just seems to limit the potential market to people who care about smart contracts, and…
danpalmer on HN
Requests
Send failed funds to a charity or chosen address instead of owner
From 2 comments
>> and will keep the funds otherwise. If I'm possibly going to give my money away, why would I want to do this to some random contract, instead maybe a Charity or somewhere other…
CrossWired on HN+1. I'd be fine giving the site a percentage as a cut, but would want to be able to designate an address for the primary portion of the funds.
berberous on HN
Redistribute failed stakes to users who completed goals
From 2 comments
yes. or maybe even distribute it among those that managed to reach their goals.
detaro on HNI had been discussing almost exactly this idea with a friend over the last couple weeks, wholly unaware of the similar services listed elsewhere in the comments (although I…
frisby on HN
Questions
Why not give money to a friend or charity instead
From 2 comments
>> and will keep the funds otherwise. If I'm possibly going to give my money away, why would I want to do this to some random contract, instead maybe a Charity or somewhere other…
CrossWired on HNI don't really understand the trend of solving all problems with "smart contracts". This just seems to limit the potential market to people who care about smart contracts, and…
danpalmer on HN
Alternatives named
Beeminder
From 2 comments
The same concept, but with credit cards: https://www.beeminder.com
underyx on HNOur (Beeminder's) counterargument: https://blog.beeminder.com/anticharity/ Excerpt: Take my thoughts on this with a huge grain of salt, given my conflict of interest, but I…
dreeves on HN
StickK
From 2 comments
Our (Beeminder's) counterargument: https://blog.beeminder.com/anticharity/ Excerpt: Take my thoughts on this with a huge grain of salt, given my conflict of interest, but I…
dreeves on HN> StickK’s anti-charities seem the most egregious, actively harming the world. That assumes that (1) there are "good" charities and "bad" charities, and (2) that most of Stickk's…
gnicholas on HN
Go Fucking Do It by Pieter Levels
From 2 comments
Like the one from Pieter Levels? https://gofuckingdoit.com/ https://levels.io/debriefing-go-fucking-do-it/
pjam14 on HNSeems like an exact copy of gofuckingdoit.com
demoonkevin on HN
RealityKeys
From 1 comment
Similar on the bitcoin blockchain - https://www.realitykeys.com/
jcousins on HN