Re:Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy Protection
by wisty on Friday February 28, 2014 @10:28AM
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They claim to be a miner. If I made (say) 1m, then lost 250k of it (due to risks which I was aware of when I started playing the game), I'd still be pretty happy.
I think they are just chalking it up to a cost of doing business.
If they lost 250k which they'd made from a different source, they'd be more upset. As no doubt may people are right now.
I'm not sure if it's rational. But ... that's the way people often respond.
Re:Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy Protection
by eterm on Friday February 28, 2014 @10:54AM
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Given that most miners have been operating at a loss (after power, space, hardware, etc) for quite some time, I'd also take that statement with a pinch of salt.
I think they are just chalking it up to a cost of doing business.
If they lost 250k which they'd made from a different source, they'd be more upset. As no doubt may people are right now.
I'm not sure if it's rational. But ... that's the way people often respond.