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That's a very disgusting generalization of the average crypto user. So since I've been using cryptocurrency for 11 years now, I am definitely a criminal or drug

That's a very disgusting generalization of the average crypto user. So since I've been using cryptocurrency for 11 years now, I am definitely a criminal or drug dealer...

shafyy 5y ago
What do you use it for?
- exdsq 5y ago
  I get paid across various countries (UK, EU, US) and it's sure easier to get paid with a stable coin than fiat. Ever dealt with a US business when you only have a UK account and they're asking for your routing number? Had a one-day $1000 contract last year to write a quick training document and it took an extra day of communicating with their accounting team to find a solution. And then it takes days to transfer across systems. My normal payment route is EU -> UK -> US which has fees and takes two days, or I can get paid with a stable coin from EU -> US in around two minutes.
  - shafyy 5y ago
    I routinely get paid from various countries (including US and EU), and Wise works great for that. The fees are rather low. I think my clients would show me the door if I asked them if they can pay me in some crypto...
    - exdsq 5y ago
      I use Wise but it’s still two days. If it’s a startup that’s technical in nature they’ve all been happy with crypto!
bojo 5y ago
Indirectly. You are processing their transactions.
- techwiz137 5y ago
  This drug argument is silly. Dollars are still the main culrpit in drug deals. They still account for the majority of drug transactions in the world.
  - latchkey 5y ago
    Oil is a terrible drug.
    - HeckFeck 5y ago
      It certainly is if you're an environmentalist. Or an Iraqi.
  - ben_w 5y ago
    That’s not an effective rebuttal. First: Blockchain transactions are only accepted when they’re added to the blockchain, so participating in the blockchain necessarily directly enables the drug (etc.) transactions in a way which isn’t true for fiat or commodity currencies. (I happen to have the opinion that almost all drugs should be legally available in some form for personal use, but that’s a different argument; partly but not solely because I think legalisation will help to stop criminals getting the money). Second: inverting group membership like that is poor logic. Consider for example, that the fruit of atropa belladonna is poisonous. The fact that most poison isn’t derived from belladonna does not change this.
    - danaris 5y ago
      Also worth noting: Even if you believe that all drugs should be legal for informed personal use, that doesn't change the predatory and destructive nature of drug dealers and cartels in the system as it exists today. If you want to support personal, recreational use of drugs, the ethical, responsible way to do that is through campaigning for reform of our laws, not through enabling and funding violent organized crime groups that profit massively off keeping people so addicted they can't function in society.
YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y ago
Read the rules and adept your writing. Stop the empty wording and flamebait... it's "disgusting".

That's a very disgusting generalization of the average crypto user. So since I've been using cryptocurrency for 11 years now, I am definitely a criminal or drug dealer...

shafyy 5y ago

What do you use it for?

exdsq 5y ago
I get paid across various countries (UK, EU, US) and it's sure easier to get paid with a stable coin than fiat. Ever dealt with a US business when you only have a UK account and they're asking for your routing number? Had a one-day $1000 contract last year to write a quick training document and it took an extra day of communicating with their accounting team to find a solution. And then it takes days to transfer across systems. My normal payment route is EU -> UK -> US which has fees and takes two days, or I can get paid with a stable coin from EU -> US in around two minutes.
- shafyy 5y ago
  I routinely get paid from various countries (including US and EU), and Wise works great for that. The fees are rather low. I think my clients would show me the door if I asked them if they can pay me in some crypto...
  - exdsq 5y ago
    I use Wise but it’s still two days. If it’s a startup that’s technical in nature they’ve all been happy with crypto!

bojo 5y ago

Indirectly. You are processing their transactions.

techwiz137 5y ago
This drug argument is silly. Dollars are still the main culrpit in drug deals. They still account for the majority of drug transactions in the world.
- latchkey 5y ago
  Oil is a terrible drug.
  - HeckFeck 5y ago
    It certainly is if you're an environmentalist. Or an Iraqi.
- ben_w 5y ago
  That’s not an effective rebuttal. First: Blockchain transactions are only accepted when they’re added to the blockchain, so participating in the blockchain necessarily directly enables the drug (etc.) transactions in a way which isn’t true for fiat or commodity currencies. (I happen to have the opinion that almost all drugs should be legally available in some form for personal use, but that’s a different argument; partly but not solely because I think legalisation will help to stop criminals getting the money). Second: inverting group membership like that is poor logic. Consider for example, that the fruit of atropa belladonna is poisonous. The fact that most poison isn’t derived from belladonna does not change this.
  - danaris 5y ago
    Also worth noting: Even if you believe that all drugs should be legal for informed personal use, that doesn't change the predatory and destructive nature of drug dealers and cartels in the system as it exists today. If you want to support personal, recreational use of drugs, the ethical, responsible way to do that is through campaigning for reform of our laws, not through enabling and funding violent organized crime groups that profit massively off keeping people so addicted they can't function in society.

YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y ago

Read the rules and adept your writing. Stop the empty wording and flamebait... it's "disgusting".