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>capitalism and speculation ruin lives And yet here you are on hackernews, owned and run by ycombinator, an organisation that exists to capitalise on both of t
by celticninja 5y ago
>capitalism and speculation ruin lives
And yet here you are on hackernews, owned and run by ycombinator, an organisation that exists to capitalise on both of these things, with the aim of making a small group of investors and founders very very rich.
https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/ https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/
Are you aware of the cognitive dissonance in your position?
- southerntofu 5y ago> Are you aware of the cognitive dissonance in your position? I am more than aware of my position and my surroundings. But i don't feel any dissonance, though i do feel a lot of ethical/ideological conflict in these forums (which i'm happy to take part in on occasion).
- celticninja 5y agoFor reference I also got involved in a similar period and used it successfully to transact business with people in foreign countries at a much lower cost than via bank transactions. Yes bitcoin has pivoted now to a store of wealth or even a cheap way to move large sums and it is less efficient for smaller transactions, but lightning network solves this problem sufficiently. Again pivoting is not something unique to bitcoin and many tech firms have pivoted to find their niche. Being able to react and respond is a feature not a bug.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoAre you literally trying to be this guy as some kind of parody? https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/
- celticninja 5y agoNo, I am having a discussion with someone and trying to understand someone else's position on something on which we are opposed. Is that wrong? Or are you just anti-bitcoin/cryptocurrencies and have come to argue with me and are picking up something without bothering to read the whole context of the comment chain?