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am I a bad person if I think that people buying the latest hyped NFT deserve to have their 'crypto' drained? NFTs of art images are such an absurdity.
by walrus01 4y ago
am I a bad person if I think that people buying the latest hyped NFT deserve to have their 'crypto' drained?
NFTs of art images are such an absurdity.
- aleksiy123 4y agoYes, people who spend their money on things you don't approve of deserve to lose their money.
- rvnx 4y agoPlease disapprove real estate, buying a house is really too expensive and it makes it difficult to find decent housing.
- walrus01 4y agopatiently waiting for a "vancouver real estate market drainer" phishing service that can cause a real world market crash.
- onesafari 4y agoSeriously tho, how are people affording these mortgages? Is everyone living paycheck to paycheck or what?
- walrus01 4y agothe percentage of american wage earners who are living paycheck-to-paycheck is probably a lot higher than you think it is. even couples with dual six figure salaries.
- woodruffw 4y agoIt's clear the GP isn't making a categorical claim about disapproval. It's more likely they think that the victims here had every available opportunity to exercise basic diligence. I'm not sure I actually agree with that (I think a lot of the people getting scammed here are being predated on by a market that thrives on misinformation), but that's a far cry from how you've interpreted the comment.
- aleksiy123 4y agoTo be honest I'm more concerned with the "deserve to be scammed" part. The "because I don't like it" is cherry on top. My point is if you read that comment it takes a second of introspection to come to an answer.
- willcipriano 4y ago
- xwdv 4y agoCrypto is a net negative for the world, so anyone should feel free to pillage crypto assets and redistribute them to other more noble causes. People must learn to avoid crypto. We can teach them why.
- politician 4y agoWhat other things do you disapprove of that absolve people of the crime of theft? PS: Read your HN profile: Submitting stories is by far the best way to earn karma. Comments are small potatoes.
- Gigachad 4y agoNot strictly theft, but I approve of people criminally obstructing actions which are bad for the environment. Destruction or obstruction of coal power mining/generation or smaller movements like deflating the tires of luxury SUVs. If the law doesn't take environmental action seriously then individuals have to take control. Destroying the entire crypto market, even criminally, would be a benefit to the world.
- hourago 4y agoNot necessarily a bad person. But to think that people that may not have the education to understand NFTs deserve to be robbed seems to justify to prey on people. NFTs are an absurdity, but millions are spend on advertising them to an unprotected public. That are the real culprits. Scammers do not deserve to get any money, that's for sure.
- uoaei 4y agoYou don't need to have the education to understand NFTs to have the knowledge not to put bets down on things you don't understand.
- pcthrowaway 4y agoMost people don't understand things they invest in/buy. Most people buying stocks don't understand the company as well as someone who works in the sector. Most casual art appreciators don't know how to tell if a painting they're buying is a forgery. Most people buying a house don't know how to assess the foundation, and even if they get a professional assessment, they don't have the same knowledge of the housing market as professionals. Maybe that neighbourhood is slated for rezoning in 5 years that would devalue the property. Heck, even people buying gold/diamonds get ripped off on fakes/synthetics. Outside of investments, most people here have probably bought a car. Do people who buy a car deserve to get ripped off if they don't understand how every component works well enough to inspect it themselves?
- uoaei 4y agoIt appears crypto bros are on the verge of re-inventing market regulation!
- drc500free 4y agoIf every transaction required perfect understanding by both parties, there would be no markets. We have regulations to reduce the amount of understanding needed to participate in markets without getting fleeced, which makes the markets function.
- nathias 4y agoyes
- nkrisc 4y agoI don’t know if they “deserve” it but I sure hoped they learned a valuable lesson about cryptocurrencies.
- jdtang13 4y agoPeople don't deserve to be scammed. Imagine if your own grandma or teenage cousin fell victim to this.
- kareemsabri 4y agolol who's grandma is buying NFTs? my teenage cousin doesn't have any money so better they get scammed now and learn.
- mbreese 4y agoTeenagers have been getting scammed for years. Not that they deserve it, but advertising the impossible to the gullible has a long history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_specs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_specs
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- TacticalCoder 4y ago> am I a bad person if I think that people buying the latest hyped NFT deserve to have their 'crypto' drained? I'll tell you this: the scummy thieves who drain these deserve it even less.
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- googlryas 4y agoIf you truly believe that? Then yes.