Re:‘We’re a Cult’: Inside Bitcoin’s Shameless Hypefest
by thebean11 on Monday April 11, 2022 @10:31AM
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Yes, people born in the 1400s couldn't have founded it..good point? I think it's pretty obvious that I didn't mean literally everyone (the unborn, dead, sick, disabled etc). In your post you even said it's "technically true" that anybody could have founded Amazon, so I'm not sure why you're trying to get me on an obvious technicality here.
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Re:‘We’re a Cult’: Inside Bitcoin’s Shameless Hypefest
by throwaway82652 on Monday April 11, 2022 @10:39AM
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Again, the reason bitcoin is a scam and Amazon is not, is because Amazon is not trying to promote themselves as a currency. Regardless of their stock price or how rich the founder is, Amazon is still a productive company that does useful work.
Re:‘We’re a Cult’: Inside Bitcoin’s Shameless Hypefest
by thebean11 on Monday April 11, 2022 @10:49AM
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Sure you could make that claim but not sure how a comparison to Amazon furthers it. Bitcoin is a currency and therefor a scam, Amazon is not a currency and therefor not a scam?
Re:‘We’re a Cult’: Inside Bitcoin’s Shameless Hypefest
by throwaway82652 on Monday April 11, 2022 @10:50AM
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No, neither are currencies. Cryptocurrencies try to promote themselves as currencies, but they're actually not, and they can't ever function that way, for a number of reasons.