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> The problem is the crypto isn't used as a currency. False. > We don't need more securities, sorry. That's your opinion. > We already have instant money tr

by imiric 1y ago

> The problem is the crypto isn't used as a currency. False. > We don't need more securities, sorry. That's your opinion. > We already have instant money transfers that everyone uses day-to-day without any hitch. We do? Please let me know of an instant way to send money to any country on Earth, without exorbitant fees or trusting a single corporation. > Anonymity for currencies is pretty much bad. We tried that in the past, turns out lots of organized crime. Ah, yes. Let's abolish cash as well. It's easy to strawman the case that all cryptocurrencies have no practical value. Groupthink is promoted on forums like this. What takes a bit of maturity and honesty is acknowledging that beyond the negative things cryptocurrencies have been used for, the technology is fulfilling the promise of evolving our financial systems. While you continue to scream and shout that it's a scam, millions of people will continue to benefit from it every day.

const_cast 1y ago
> False. Okay, but most people aren't using bitcoin as currency. > That's your opinion. Okay, and most people's opinion. Yeah we don't need more securities, especially scammy ones. Sorry you're in the minority. > We do? Please let me know of an instant way to send money to any country on Earth, without exorbitant fees or trusting a single corporation. I don't pay for my fucking coffee in Venezuela. 99.99% of transfers don't go across countries. And, if you need that, that's what credit cards are for. They're fast and I'm not going to get kidnapped and have my fingers stolen because I have an Amex blue card. > It's easy to strawman Really? You don't think appealing to usecases like "inter-country transfers" isn't strawmanning? The reality is crypto-currency has exceedingly small usecases that aren't already covered by other technologies. And then, of those that are covered, the alternatives are proven, faster, cheaper, and safer. > Ah, yes. Let's abolish cash as well. Nobody ever said this, but we do put limits on cash to prevent laundering. And it's saved a lot of lives. Sorry, I don't think letting organized crime flourish is worth for some principle of privacy you have. I don't care about you or your principles, I care about real outcomes, in the real world. And, fortunately, legislatures in pretty much every country agree with me.

by imiric 1y ago

const_cast 1y ago

> False. Okay, but most people aren't using bitcoin as currency. > That's your opinion. Okay, and most people's opinion. Yeah we don't need more securities, especially scammy ones. Sorry you're in the minority. > We do? Please let me know of an instant way to send money to any country on Earth, without exorbitant fees or trusting a single corporation. I don't pay for my fucking coffee in Venezuela. 99.99% of transfers don't go across countries. And, if you need that, that's what credit cards are for. They're fast and I'm not going to get kidnapped and have my fingers stolen because I have an Amex blue card. > It's easy to strawman Really? You don't think appealing to usecases like "inter-country transfers" isn't strawmanning? The reality is crypto-currency has exceedingly small usecases that aren't already covered by other technologies. And then, of those that are covered, the alternatives are proven, faster, cheaper, and safer. > Ah, yes. Let's abolish cash as well. Nobody ever said this, but we do put limits on cash to prevent laundering. And it's saved a lot of lives. Sorry, I don't think letting organized crime flourish is worth for some principle of privacy you have. I don't care about you or your principles, I care about real outcomes, in the real world. And, fortunately, legislatures in pretty much every country agree with me.