You are using a false choice fallacy. Sure, arguably better to speculate on bitcoin than food and real estate. But it would be even better if they didn't specul

You are using a false choice fallacy. Sure, arguably better to speculate on bitcoin than food and real estate. But it would be even better if they didn't speculate on bitcoin too. I think you are discounting how fucked some people will be when bitcoin inevitably drops to zero. A lot of people are putting their nestegg into it. Also, food futures are almost certainly a good thing. It lets farmers hedge risk, which leads to more farming and overall lower prices.