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> that Bitcoin was no more liquid than real estate You did take something that was clearly a hyperbole very literally.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> that Bitcoin was no more liquid than real estate
You did take something that was clearly a hyperbole very literally.
- kragen 1y agoI notice you haven't answered my question. What motivated you to treat me in this extremely discourteous way? We're talking about this quote: > Without an exchange your bitcoin is not a liquid asset, it's even less liquid than most commodity for which there are digital exchange marketplace. You can sell it over the counter, but that makes it an asset comparable to real estate in terms of liquidity. There is nothing in the tone of this utterance that suggests that it's joking, sarcastic, or hyperbolic; it's a series of apparently serious, sincere, literal claims which simply happen to be completely unrelated to reality.
- what 1y agoTry selling more than $100 to the guy at the news stand and you’ll see how liquid it is.
- littlestymaar 1y ago> you to treat me in this extremely discourteous way? This is hilarious, you talk shit to people and then whine about people being discourteous.
- kragen 1y agoI don't agree with your implicit assertion that selectively quoting me in a way calculated to give a false impression that I said something obviously false is comparable in its level of discourtesy to me telling you that you are full of shit.
- kragen 1y agoIn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44478731 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44478731 he clarifies that it wasn't intended as hyperbole in any way.
- wqaatwt 1y agoSomehow I’m seeing the complete opposite, the comments clarifies quite directly that it was used as a hyperbole