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"how dare any Bitcoin advocate take moral ground against a system that, whatever its flaws, protects its community from the disasters Bitcoin repeatedly faces?"
by Crito 13y ago
"how dare any Bitcoin advocate take moral ground against a system that, whatever its flaws, protects its community from the disasters Bitcoin repeatedly faces?"
Until bitcoin stops being opt-in, I don't see the problem.
Bitcoin is too unstable for me, and I am not interested in using it as a way to invest my money (either high risk, or as a hypothetical low-risk investment). Therefore, I do not own any bitcoin, and never have^. Nevertheless, it is no skin off my back if others decide that they do want to use bitcoin.
^ Actually, I think I may have gotten a tenth of one from a facet a few years ago... can't really remember. Can't be arsed to look around to see if I did.
- angersock 13y agoThe thing though is that the BTC folks laugh and point at the "inefficiencies" of normal currency--and then use the "hurr durr opt-in currency" argument to show that there is no responsibility to those that get burned. It's an unfair comparison between the two systems.
- Crito 13y agoWell that is a fair enough reason to be bemusedly annoyed, but I don't see a rational way to jump from that state to "morally outraged" or "angry". It'd be like being angry at base-jumpers. Base-jumpers can call us "boring ground-whores" all they want, but so long as I am not forced to take up base-jumping then I don't see any reason to become upset. If they eschew the benefits of a life set firmly on the ground, then go splat, it is no skin off my back. I would not think to ask them how they "dare take moral ground" against a normal risk-adverse lifestyle.