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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by ashtonkem on Sunday May 30, 2021 @04:58PM (#27336672)
Something being wrong with the economy doesn’t preclude Bitcoin from being a scam. That’s a false dilemma you’re proposing.
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by CalChris on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:24PM (#27336954)
It's actually a whataboutism but otherwise I agree.
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by chrisco255 on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:32PM (#27337040)
This, this is a scam: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL Notice the 5x supply increase without a corresponding 5x in economic efficiency. Bitcoin is what it is. It's worth what people think it's worth. Just like gold. Gold has minimal practical use in real life but it was used as a type of money off and on for 5000 years.
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by lottin on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:46PM (#27337166)
All money is worth what people think it's worth. Next question.
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