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Re:Bitcoin Makes Even Smart People Feel Dumb by armandososa on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:25PM (#14970875)
It's not only the math involved in the creation of a bitcoin, there's also economics and networking and psychology involved. Granted, most people don't understand how money really works, but grasping a dollar bill in your wallet is easier than the a virtual something on some virtual place.

See? I even feel dumb trying to explain why people feel dumb.

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Re:Bitcoin Makes Even Smart People Feel Dumb by dsfjksdf on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @01:28PM (#14971518)
Sure - the economic dynamics and valuation are complicated (I don't understand them either), but I don't think that is what the article was talking about.

The tech is fairly simply, at least the principles. As simple as basic cryptography, anyway. And most people use that on a daily basis.

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