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They tend to be edge case for HN users. That is, male, educated, well off/affluent and living in a first world country. All the benefits of cryptocurrency are a

They tend to be edge case for HN users. That is, male, educated, well off/affluent and living in a first world country. All the benefits of cryptocurrency are already available in their privileged position and they cannot understand that others do not have the same options/access to financial instruments.

rglullis 5y ago
One trip to Argentina is all it takes for someone to get crypto.
- boh 5y ago
  Thanks for the details. I guess we'll have to go to Argentina to learn more.
- deleted 5y ago
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boh 5y ago
So it's not an edge case for female, uneducated, poor people from third world countries? I guess this is the "you won't get it" defense. Maybe the real problem is that we do get it.
- celticninja 5y ago
  Disingenuous much? That's called a strawman argument, I never made the claim yet you are making a statement as if I had said that. Either you understand my point and are being deliberately obtuse or you need to re-read my comment and go away and think about it. Either way you are not adding any value to the conversation. So please don't respond to me again.
  - boh 5y ago
    I'm helping you reconsider a weak argument. You're hoping your statements are self explanatory. Also don't direct the behavior of people on a comment board. There's other places to go where you can feel good about yourself.
- post_from_work 5y ago
  >>>So it's not an edge case for female, uneducated, poor people from third world countries? When a Philippine friend of mine lacked capital to purchase inventory for her business at the start of lockdowns last year, I sent her some Bitcoin. She didn't fully understand how crypto worked but I talked her through the basics (wallets, etc...) She converted the BTC to pesos locally, and paid me back in Bitcoin, with interest. She got the capital injection she couldn't find elsewhere, and I added to my BTC pile (at a time when BTC was just under $10k, as I knew it would go up again).

rglullis 5y ago

One trip to Argentina is all it takes for someone to get crypto.

boh 5y ago
Thanks for the details. I guess we'll have to go to Argentina to learn more.
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boh 5y ago

So it's not an edge case for female, uneducated, poor people from third world countries? I guess this is the "you won't get it" defense. Maybe the real problem is that we do get it.

celticninja 5y ago
Disingenuous much? That's called a strawman argument, I never made the claim yet you are making a statement as if I had said that. Either you understand my point and are being deliberately obtuse or you need to re-read my comment and go away and think about it. Either way you are not adding any value to the conversation. So please don't respond to me again.
- boh 5y ago
  I'm helping you reconsider a weak argument. You're hoping your statements are self explanatory. Also don't direct the behavior of people on a comment board. There's other places to go where you can feel good about yourself.
post_from_work 5y ago
>>>So it's not an edge case for female, uneducated, poor people from third world countries? When a Philippine friend of mine lacked capital to purchase inventory for her business at the start of lockdowns last year, I sent her some Bitcoin. She didn't fully understand how crypto worked but I talked her through the basics (wallets, etc...) She converted the BTC to pesos locally, and paid me back in Bitcoin, with interest. She got the capital injection she couldn't find elsewhere, and I added to my BTC pile (at a time when BTC was just under $10k, as I knew it would go up again).