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by snitko 13y ago
Yet people still bought computers knowing full well they are going to be cheaper in a couple of months. Why? Because they needed them. Same thing with Bitcoin. Of course, you won't be buying stupid stuff you really don't need. And
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by snitko 13y ago
I spent bitcoins on many things and intend to do so in the future. The thing is, if you need something, you'll buy it, either with USD or Bitcoin. If you buy it with USD, then that is the amount of Bitcoins you haven't bought inst
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> A true anarchist would live in the wild and survive on leaves, branches, sticks and stones. I think this image of anarchists was partly intentionally created by governments. Anarchists, at least those who endorse free market enterpri
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The manner in which they are marketing it is entirely their own business. If american people are smart enough to choose a politician to lead the country - and political campaigns are full of lies and deceit - then how come they are not smar
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by snitko 13y ago
The question is not whether they were notified or not. The question is whether you believe that you yourself, as a taxpayer who funds the FDA, have the right to order people what to spend their money on and how to live their lives. It doesn
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I don't think calling names helps the argument. You can't just say "well, that's a little to extreme, so you're wrong". I simply pointed out that it happens so that most kids are educated in public schools. Wou
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So use force instead of convincing people, because it's easier and cheaper. My problem with any regulatory agency is that it can't claim to work on behalf its clients. Why? Because funding comes from taxes and taxation is not volu
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by snitko 13y ago
Also, talking about information asymmetry. Isn't it ironic how most kids are educated in public schools? Surely no information asymmetry can come out of this, it is the democratically elected government after all that takes care of the
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This doesn't answer the question of why FDA bans products and services instead of simply informing consumers of possible dangers and letting them decide for themselves. Government has the largest resources to reach out to people, so an
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You don't get my point. I'm questioning the existence of the FDA itself. What's your excuse for not letting each individual decide for himself what he wants to spend his money on? It's his money after all. He didn't
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You are paying for it with your tax money, therefore you are doing it. I'm not okay with selling snake oil, but I think it is wrong to prevent other people from buying it. It's okay to inform them it's a bad idea to buy certa
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by snitko 13y ago
Great, don't use it then. Why do you believe you have the right to tell other people what to buy for their money?
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FDA as always sticking their nose into something they shouldn't. Let the people decide whether they want to use this particular service or not. People ought to be free to choose. Otherwise it's not consumer protection, it's c
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> but why else would major government organisations be thinking that bitcoin is actually a good thing? Because they realized it would be impossible to fight it and, more importantly, because they probably invested in it themselves. Bit
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by snitko 13y ago
I think it's time for <irony></irony> tags on HN.
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by snitko 13y ago
Well now it must definitely be too late to invest. Don't even think about it guys. It's a ponzi scheme slash not real money slash libertarian wet dream. I'd rather trust helicopter Ben with my savings than some obscure open s
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by snitko 13y ago
Not true. I bought VPN access with Bitcoin precisely because it would be difficult to trace me using my payment methods. I'm not doing anything illegal. I just like anonymity and would like to protect myself from those snitching on wif
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by snitko 13y ago
> Government pays for really big long-term high-risk core technology development No, taxpayers do. Without consent. Government takes money from taxpayers and pays for those long-term things regardless of whether they agree with those t
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The fundamental question is, do we want those big projects done? If we really wanted them, everyone would simply donate money voluntarily when asked, so you would have no problem financing NASA or other big things. If, however, people don&#
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Regulation != taxation. Two different things.
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Did a government bureaucrat invent the internet? Or was it a person or persons who were simply financed by said bureaucrats (and not even directly by them, but rather by taxpayers' money those bureaucrats redistributed)? This is an imp
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by snitko 13y ago
> Funny, airline profits were quite good before deregulation. And even before the internet industry was like this. Of course. And ticket prices where unaffordable to many people before deregulation. Profits were fine though - that&#x27
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No, it doesn't. It's a smart move: allow the industry to grow fast, then start taxing it (as far as I remember, some states, California perhaps, recently planned to introduce internet sales tax or something like it and Amazon was
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by snitko 13y ago
I have an alternative theory. It's because important real things are heavily regulated. Government sticks its nose into everything. The internet was an exception, because they didn't realize its potential fast enough (China, on th
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by snitko 13y ago
Why not just pay with Bitcoin? Really, after Bitcoin, using credit cards seems like an invitation to be robbed.
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Entire Inception explained(youtube.com)
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This explanation of Inception changed my opinion completely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ginQNMiRu2w
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I would argue, any regulation and taxation actually add to the price, making slave labor an attractive option.
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How about you make things that are illegal - legal. Then you don't need to inspect anything. And for those things that are truly horrible - like sex slavery - stop fighting the symptom. Shipping companies are not the root cause of sex
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No one says you shouldn't pay taxes, of course. But just think about what taxes really are. A group of people calling themselves "a government" claims it has the right to collect part of the created value to provide some pr

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