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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by jabits on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:06PM (#17013834)
If you think gold can’t be created, you need to revisit your chemistry and physics books. While not economically feasible yet, with the mastery of fusion energy technologies it one day will be...
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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by jhall1468 on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:09PM (#17013870)
It can't be created practically which is the same as can't be created for purposes of this discussion. Talking about creating something using a tool that we haven't even created is futurism.
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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by notahacker on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:26PM (#17014026)
And of course as soon as it can be created practically and cheaply, the price of gold will drop to [close to] the cost of manipulating atoms to create new gold.
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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by jhall1468 on Monday May 07, 2018 @10:47PM (#17018434)
IF it's ever created practically and cheaply. Despite your comment, it may never be cost effective.
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