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Something this article misses though is that Bitcoin, unlike stamps and Beanie Babies, is digital, which I'd argue makes a huge difference. Imagine if you cou
by purplecabbage77 5y ago
Something this article misses though is that Bitcoin, unlike stamps and Beanie Babies, is digital, which I'd argue makes a huge difference.
Imagine if you could exchange Beanie Babies with anyone in the world with an internet (or satellite) connection. That seems...at least a little more useful?
- travisgriggs 5y agoI'll bite. Isn't that essentially what eBay and the like are? Among other things, a beanie baby exchange? I'm curious why you feel that being digital "makes a huge difference"? Sure it's different. And coincident with a current popular disruption (digitization of everything we can think of), but does that make it transcendentally different? Or just different because times are different? Honestly curious.
- purplecabbage77 5y agoI would say transcendentally different. Unlike eBay, with Bitcoin I can transact nearly instantly and without going through any middle men like PayPal and the like. This is huge. I can also store 1bitcoin and 1million bitcoin on the same USB drive, and know that also unlike beanie babies, they won't deteriorate at all ever.