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Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by labster on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:28PM (#29667814)
Tulips are sure expensive this year.
Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by pnathan on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:41PM (#29667934)
Yeah, but next year, they will be even more expensive, so I'm sure to be able to sell them and turn a profit.
Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by thathndude on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:40PM (#29667916)
I can hold a tulip bulb and plant it.

It might be insanely overpriced, but at least it’s not completely valueless.

These little bits of code on the other hand . . .

Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by MBCook on Thursday December 23, 2021 @07:51PM (#29668558)
Oh but you don’t understand. I’ve been assured that cryptocurrency can be turned back into electricity. After all, it was generated from electricity.

So clearly it must have some value.

Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by thathndude on Thursday December 23, 2021 @08:08PM (#29668746)
Ohhh. Now I get it. Thanks for clarifying

liquidates life savings

Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by exdsq on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:49PM (#29668018)
The tulip bubble lasted weeks
Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by RantyDave on Thursday December 23, 2021 @07:01PM (#29668123)
I was all set to decry this as bullshit, but apparently not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#/media/File:Tulip_...
Re:The satirical Non-Fungible Olive Gardens sold more than $... by exdsq on Thursday December 23, 2021 @07:08PM (#29668179)
It was basically a bunch of rich merchants trying out a new financial instrument for a couple weeks. It's just got one hell of a legend around it.