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It's always interesting to see HN'ers publicly share here the degree to which they've personally invested in cryptocurrency (non-deletable, non-editable after 1
by j_s 9y ago
It's always interesting to see HN'ers publicly share here the degree to which they've personally invested in cryptocurrency (non-deletable, non-editable after 1 hour, plus whatever other restrictions). I wonder if HN is willing to delete accounts and/or some or all of their posts?
Edit: to be specific (for gtirloni's sake) - the unusual artificial limits of this site add additional exposure/risk to anyone painting a target on themself here, especially new users and/or years ago when Bitcoin was worth nearly nothing.
- pc86 9y agoI bought 1.5 right around $2500 because I had the money and was willing to lose it. I figured worse case scenario it's a lifetime supply of scratch off lottery tickets in one shot :) Sold it in one transaction right around $4700, so a nice return. Never buying any more unless it drops below $2k, I think.
- gtirloni 9y agoWhat's interesting about that and why would HN care if people are sharing private details of their life willingly?
- aaron-lebo 9y agoIt's that people should be a lot safer and aware. I've seen a guy brag about his cryptocurrency stash, and if you went through his post history he'd also talked about where he lived and his profession. If he leaked any other details (through HN or crossreferencing other sites), he might be a really vulnerable target and not even realize it.
- contingencies 9y agoThere are easier targets...
- EGreg 9y agoI bet you that someone could write a program to deanonymize most people posting on the internet, and then cross correlate with claims about high roller stuff.
- gtirloni 9y agoAh ok. I thought there was something special about cryptocurrency but I understand, it the usual bragging and attracting criminals. Thanks.