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Re:Robinhood Opens Cryptocurrency Trading by djhartman on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:33PM (#16440018)
> Ask a woman in Afghanistan where all her money is considered property of men.

Yes, clearly the solution to this problem is BTC, NOT some kind of other reform or liberalization. </s>

Re:Robinhood Opens Cryptocurrency Trading by kelnos on Thursday February 22, 2018 @02:05PM (#16440375)
I'm not usually one to defend the parent in this kind of argument, but I think there's room for both. Social reform can take years or even decades. If Bitcoin acts as a band-aid while those reforms take their time to progress, it could be a net positive there. But I do remain skeptical that it's actually making much of a difference.
Re:Robinhood Opens Cryptocurrency Trading by djhartman on Thursday February 22, 2018 @03:01PM (#16440877)
I agree in principle, it's just that I'm pretty sure BTC is pretty useless for the things someone needs to buy on a day to day basis in Afghanistan.