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Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by santiagobasulto on Sunday March 21, 2021 @09:24AM (#26530211)
Let people do whatever the F they wanna do with their money. If they lose it, shrug, it’s their money.

I hate this idea of people telling other people what to do or what’s good for them.

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by simonebrunozzi on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:16AM (#26530624)
It's called "Lassez-faire" [0], from French "let do".

Take a look at the "criticism" section of the linked wikipedia source.

Besides that: I think that some form of laws and regulation is necessary to prevent bad actors from taking advantage of people.

In that sense, I strongly disagree with your approach.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-faire

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by XorNot on Sunday March 21, 2021 @09:51AM (#26530421)
> I hate this idea of people telling other people what to do or what’s good for them.

What if that's what I want to do?

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by __s on Sunday March 21, 2021 @09:33AM (#26530294)
This was my advice to someone: don't expect any returns. Do it as a fun experiment, not an investment

People piss away plenty going to casinos or clubs or amusement parks. So buy in with your for-fun budget, not your savings. Quit when it stops being fun

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by CynicusRex on Sunday March 21, 2021 @12:20PM (#26531515)
Just as we ban or should ban completely rigged televised gambling games, we should ban pyramid schemes such as bitcoin. It's not because people like the rush and addiction of gambling that we should just leave it be. People are being taken advantage of and doing nothing about it is immoral.

To advance as a human species, there needs to be an environment of equal opportunities (not equal outcomes) where everyone can lead a fruitful and satisfying life, devoid of pyramid schemes preying on the hopes of someday making it. In that sense, cryptocurrencies are not helping but exacerbating the problem.

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by cbozeman on Sunday March 21, 2021 @09:27AM (#26530243)
Ain't that the bitch of freedom?

You have to put up with what other people do with it.

Re:NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing M... by francoi8 on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:30AM (#26530729)
Except they're shitting on our planet in the process!