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Re:Bitcoin ‘Ought to Be Outlawed,’ Nobel Prize Winner Stigli... by colordrops on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:27AM (#15813680)
Maybe not "buying stuff" unless you truly need it would be a boon to the environment. Endless growth is for cancer, not the economy.
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Re:Bitcoin ‘Ought to Be Outlawed,’ Nobel Prize Winner Stigli... by username223 on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:38AM (#15813730)
Agreed, but I kinda like buying food and shelter, and it's much easier to do so with dollars or euros than with barter goods or magic digital beans.
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