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He backs off, saying, “It’s the first complex cryptographic object of its nature, made by an unknown entity”. You retort with, “I don’t want a random magical
by ionwake 5y ago
He backs off, saying, “It’s the first complex cryptographic object of its nature, made by an unknown entity”. You retort with, “I don’t want a random
magical object I don't understand”. “What if it had doubled in price in a few days from 1 Ducat to 2 Ducats, just last week? Apparently it's already being used by pirates” he respomds.
You give him one final chance, replying with, “This tulip like object you have, granted does sound unique. Maybe it's because Im an engineer. Alright, I'm interested in a couple of ducats worth. I guess it would be oddly ignorant for me not to.
... it's really quite beautiful isn't it?” His final response is, “Ah, it is... and it has a beautiful emblem! I’ll sell it to you for two ducats”.
And thats what separated the Bitcoin Barons from the rest of hackernews, 10 years ago.