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The claim was that no one would have any faith in it though ^^

• coldtea 8y ago
  "No one" in casual claims is not the absolute quantifier ("absolutely no one"). It just means "very few people". Else we could never say "no one" in casual conversation for anything, because even the vilest/stupidest/most paranoid idea still has one/some proponents. (And by "even the" I mean, "most", not "absolutely each and every vile/stupid/paranoid idea has one/some proponents").
  • A2017U1 8y ago
    Arguing the semantics is a moot point in this instance. Bitcoin was once transferring about $5bn on-chain daily and hovers over $1bn today. By comparison Western Union moves $80bn in one year. The original comment was unequivocally wrong. People obviously trust it. https://www.blockchain.com/charts/estimated-transaction-volume-usd?timespan=all&daysAverageString=7 https://www.blockchain.com/charts/estimated-transaction-volu... https://corporate.westernunion.com/annual-report/highlights.html https://corporate.westernunion.com/annual-report/highlights....
    • coldtea 8y ago
      Each day ~5 trillion dollars are moved. Doesn't that mean that Bitcoin remains irrelevant -- (and 5 times less relevant today than when it was $5bn/daily). So much for the future of currency...
  • zodiac 8y ago
    I agree with this and my comment wasn't trying to use "no one" in that strongest possible "absolutely no one" sense