PycptN2MH

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by PycptN2MH 6y ago
> The reality is that if you scaled up the bitcoin system linearly so it provided as much transaction capacity as Visa... it would require a number of times more power than the entire world produces Scaling Bitcoin's tps does not in
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by PycptN2MH 6y ago
It is deceptive to say 'I don't understand' when what you mean is 'I disagree.' Your central argument is: 'You offer a service to everyone. I already have that service. Therefore you are not creating value&#x27
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
> But I don't think you should go around telling people that a keto diet will cure them of their psychosis They didn't say this. They described their own experience. Read their message again. You are, in fact, criticising the p
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
I agree. If I'm not mistaken the name comes from Ahimsa [1]. So, Communication for Non-Violence and Compassion might be more accurate. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
Why do you hate being alive? Do you experience a net suffering? Why hate humans? Is it an ethical issue or something else or multiple things?
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
Do you agree that if a nation is successfully invaded its currency will lose its integrity? Do you agree that defense against invasion requires an adequate military or agreements with nations with adequate militaries? If we agree on those t
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
Do you have an example of a nation failing to repel an invasion yet maintaining the integrity of its currency?
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
Threats to national sovereignty such as invasion.
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
Militarily robust sovereignty is necessary but not sufficient for the integrity of a fiat currency. Governments such as Iceland borrow military power through international agreements.
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
> It moves it into trusting the protocol design, trusting the implementation of the clients, trusting your local hardware and OS to not be compromised These are not central parties and they present risks with anything one does with a com
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by PycptN2MH 7y ago
These are two claims popular with proponents of competing cryptocurrencies and contentious scaling roadmaps that have been rejected by the developer community. The claims have been refuted and generally aren't taken seriously. https:&
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by PycptN2MH 8y ago
(1) Not trust is bad, but how much trust and in whom and for what. (2) Not inflation is bad, but trusting others to choose the value of your money. (3) Cryptocurrency exchanges are not Bitcoin - just as a Stock Exchange is not a $100 dollar
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by PycptN2MH 8y ago
The inventor said it well: "The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of b
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by PycptN2MH 8y ago
“Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Not only are they compatible, but you can't really have one without the other. True anarchism will be capitalism, and true capit