Re:Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a s...
by serial_dev on Saturday April 17, 2021 @06:17AM
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I often hear: investment is good, gambling is dumb, speculation is risky.
In my opinion, in most people's dictionary, these things describe the same things and when we use these words, there is no good, measurable way to classify them, we just act on our instincts, yet when we use words like investment, we feel safe and clever.
Good point about the currency part, I don't think BTC is going to be a good currency, it's expensive, slow, traceable, public.
In my opinion, in most people's dictionary, these things describe the same things and when we use these words, there is no good, measurable way to classify them, we just act on our instincts, yet when we use words like investment, we feel safe and clever.
Good point about the currency part, I don't think BTC is going to be a good currency, it's expensive, slow, traceable, public.