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1. 31.▲
   by miscellaneous 11y ago

   I'm not proposing that Bitcoin becomes a standard currency for the world economy, just that people might use it as a store of value if Governments tried to ban cash.
2. 32.▲
   by miscellaneous 11y ago

   >Take that ability away and I'll start using gold or silver. Your move... I imagine that this type of scenario would provide a strong incentive for people to start using digital currencies like Bitcoin - they have a finite supply an
3. 33.▲
   by miscellaneous 12y ago

   I guess I was more looking for an entire category (or industry) of jobs that was deemed "BS" - since that is what I thought the author was implying. But nevertheless, I have considered your example. I have the following thoughts:
4. 34.▲
   by miscellaneous 12y ago

   If you think about this from first principles, it is clear that work is necessary. Considering that we (self-organizing collections of matter) exist in a universe where entropy tends to a maximum, doing work is necessary to maintain our exi
5. 35.▲
   by miscellaneous 12y ago

   What you seem to be missing is that the barriers to entry for modern technologies are incredibly low (and getting lower). From basic microeconomics, we know that the ability for a company to maintain >0 economic profit for an extended pe
6. 36.▲
   by miscellaneous 12y ago

   >It has? When? A precise example: "the Stasi" in East Germany during the 80s.
7. 37.▲
   by miscellaneous 12y ago

   Firefox for Android does have adblock. Almost all of my desktop addons are available on mobile Firefox.