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Better yet, imagine explaining to them how a couple politicians used to control money supply based on their whims and how the gov kept bailing out endless specu
by rawtxapp 6y ago
Better yet, imagine explaining to them how a couple politicians used to control money supply based on their whims and how the gov kept bailing out endless speculation losses on wall st.
- user-the-name 6y agoI think they would much rather hear than than that we literally destroyed the planet so fraudsters and gamblers could try to get rich.
- lupire 6y agoYour car, meat, house, and toys are destroying the planet far more than bitcoin: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-51906530 https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-51906530
- user-the-name 6y agoThose things are actually useful, unlike bitcoin.
- ric2b 6y agoOk, go argue that to the environment, see if it cares.
- user-the-name 6y agoI'm not saying it's good. I'm saying that it's hard to get rid of those things, because they provide things people actually need to live. Bitcoin doesn't. We can ban bitcoin tomorrow, and not a single person will be seriously inconvenienced, other than speculators.
- ric2b 6y ago> Bitcoin doesn't. We can ban bitcoin tomorrow, and not a single person will be seriously inconvenienced, other than speculators. Sure, let's also ban all motor racing, tourism, recreational shopping, etc. It's a big waste of resources and it'll only inconvenience the people that care about those things, but they can still live their lives so it's fine.