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My point is that 10 years down the line I'm sure you could come back to this and understand why you were so wrong. (If you want to save some years of cluelessne

My point is that 10 years down the line I'm sure you could come back to this and understand why you were so wrong. (If you want to save some years of cluelessness, maybe read this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36952101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36952101 )

Nursie 3y ago
And my point is that the definition of cryptocurrency is effectively "Bitcoin and its many offspring, clones and imitators". That's not something that you need to wait to know about. That's what the word means. It doesn't matter if you think bitcoin is amazing, and will take over the world, and is basically the currency of the gods. It doesn't even matter if your pipedreams about it destroying fiat currency come 100% true. Bitcoin falls within the category "cryptocurrency", and the attempt by yourself and other BTC fans to paint it as a separate phenomena is fucking ridiculous to observe. If you truly believe that the first cryptocurrency is not a cryptocurrency, you might want to examine what has happened to your cognitive faculties. I'm not even saying that to be mean, you've stretched something beyond breaking point with the mental gymnastics there. You've even said it in the post you linked to! > And the only way to do that is via 1 single cryptocurrency: the very first, the only one From your own fingers! Seriously, this is embarrassing.
- siwatanejo 3y ago
  Because plural of the word cryptocurrency is a contradiction. You start to get it, son.
  - Nursie 3y ago
    You contradicted yourself in your own comment that you linked to as backup for your argument. You described bitcoin as a cryptocurrency and then you told other people it wasn't. You're not self-consistent, let alone making any sense to others. Seek help.
    - siwatanejo 3y ago
      Ok true, maybe I don't explain it very well; this guy does better than me: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/the-crypto-catch-22-why-bitcoin-only https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/the-crypto-catch-22-why-bit...

Nursie 3y ago

And my point is that the definition of cryptocurrency is effectively "Bitcoin and its many offspring, clones and imitators". That's not something that you need to wait to know about. That's what the word means. It doesn't matter if you think bitcoin is amazing, and will take over the world, and is basically the currency of the gods. It doesn't even matter if your pipedreams about it destroying fiat currency come 100% true. Bitcoin falls within the category "cryptocurrency", and the attempt by yourself and other BTC fans to paint it as a separate phenomena is fucking ridiculous to observe. If you truly believe that the first cryptocurrency is not a cryptocurrency, you might want to examine what has happened to your cognitive faculties. I'm not even saying that to be mean, you've stretched something beyond breaking point with the mental gymnastics there. You've even said it in the post you linked to! > And the only way to do that is via 1 single cryptocurrency: the very first, the only one From your own fingers! Seriously, this is embarrassing.

siwatanejo 3y ago
Because plural of the word cryptocurrency is a contradiction. You start to get it, son.
- Nursie 3y ago
  You contradicted yourself in your own comment that you linked to as backup for your argument. You described bitcoin as a cryptocurrency and then you told other people it wasn't. You're not self-consistent, let alone making any sense to others. Seek help.
  - siwatanejo 3y ago
    Ok true, maybe I don't explain it very well; this guy does better than me: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/the-crypto-catch-22-why-bitcoin-only https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/the-crypto-catch-22-why-bit...