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I was referring to government force. "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticiz
by sedeki 7y ago
I was referring to government force.
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- pmiller2 7y agoYou said it had value. That’s literally what you wrote. The reason is irrelevant. Value is value. If you could think of a way to show BTC has value, I’d accept that as a selling point of BTC.
- sedeki 7y agoBy that reasoning the Zimbabwe dollar had value, because it was ”””backed by the government””” according to your own definition! Of course it did not! Money or money supply should not be determined by government, it should be a result of market mechanisms!