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What is the price of tulip bulbs in the Netherlands these days? What have been the ups and downs in that commodity over the years?
by tokenadult 14y ago
What is the price of tulip bulbs in the Netherlands these days? What have been the ups and downs in that commodity over the years?
- crntaylor 14y agoI don't know why you're being downvoted. This is a very valid point. We've had speculative bubbles for as long as we've had financial markets - I don't see any reason why this one should be different.
- oleganza 14y agoI've posted that on HN because Bitcoin is not just some commodity, but a useful technology that allows you to do many interesting things besides payments. See http://blog.oleganza.com/post/42262765318/direct-use-value-of-bitcoin http://blog.oleganza.com/post/42262765318/direct-use-value-o...
- jellicle 14y agoIf I recall correctly, tulip bulbs are a useful technology that allow you to create beautiful flower gardens.
- josephagoss 14y agoI'll always up-vote these comments, I have invested a small amount in Bitcoin but am fully aware the whole thing could tank and never return, I consider it to be an interesting experiment for myself. People do need to know how risky this is though.