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Re:Peter Thiel’s fund wound down 8-year Bitcoin bet before m... by honkler on Thursday January 19, 2023 @05:31PM (#34446601)
freight in this context generally includes commercial rail freight.
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Re:Peter Thiel’s fund wound down 8-year Bitcoin bet before m... by RC_ITR on Thursday January 19, 2023 @06:19PM (#34447032)
Do we ship natural gas via rail now? Are we replacing our turbines every year?

Plenty of economic activity that is not fake involves no freight.

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Re:Peter Thiel’s fund wound down 8-year Bitcoin bet before m... by honkler on Thursday January 19, 2023 @06:39PM (#34447229)
electricity consumption to measure economic activity is another technique, but judging by your reaction, "fake economy" hit a nerve.
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Re:Peter Thiel’s fund wound down 8-year Bitcoin bet before m... by RC_ITR on Sunday January 22, 2023 @02:42PM (#34481448)
Yeah, because people who believe “services are a fake part of the economy” vote and their representatives pass bad economic policy as a result.
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