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No offense, but you and the few dozens (exaggerating here for emphasis) of others around the world who use crypto as a currency regularly just don’t even matter
by sidlls 5y ago
No offense, but you and the few dozens (exaggerating here for emphasis) of others around the world who use crypto as a currency regularly just don’t even matter in the context of the world’s financial systems.
- Baeocystin 5y agoNo offense taken. I know I am currently in the (significant) minority. But it's been six years, now, since using crypto has been a genuine net benefit for me, and this is completely outside of any kind of monetary speculation. That's not nothing. Is it a useful comparison, one guy that works in tech vs. the world's financial systems? If using crypto helps me, it can help other people, too. That's enough for a real start, all on its own.
- tshaddox 5y agoCool so just ban it without worrying about who it hurts because you’ve literally explicitly declared that they don’t matter.
- sidlls 5y agoWell, yes, if banning something considered harmful for the vast majority hurts a few, at some point it's worth considering. The line differs for everyone to be sure. For crypto"currency" in particular I'm not sure an outright ban is merited. It sure does seem more useful for criminal organizations and trading casinos to part unsophisticated "investors" (idealists?) from their cash than for actual people to use to conduct business, though.