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goesnowhere
5y ago
Well then I appreciate you and respect you. Much love.
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goesnowhere
5y ago
Ill deal with the factually incorrect parts of your statement to start. 1. The earliest known currency was the shekel and it was more of a accounting instrument and it was used ~5000 years ago. 2. Fiat was invented in the 7th century https
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goesnowhere
5y ago
Fiat currencies are used in literally every country on the planet and have been through the largest economic booms in history. Limited/hard currencies on the other hand, have a 100% failure rate with one ongoing experiment happening ri
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goesnowhere
5y ago
Look up wildcat banking. Being "subject to the control of free market forces" is not a good thing for working class folks who only hold onto currency.
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goesnowhere
5y ago
UPI and M-Pesa have had far reaching effects to this regard. This narritive that crypto helps the unbanked is not true. If I'm wrong about crypto helping the unbanked, please provide any context or numbers to back up this claim. P.S. L
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goesnowhere
5y ago
This is the exception not the rule. Also making this as your main argument for why crypto is a net positive is telling because you understand that there are 0 uses for crypto in a functional democratic society.
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goesnowhere
5y ago
Why is there any use for blockchain in supply chains? Wouldn't it be more efficient and cheaper to run a append only database?
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goesnowhere
6y ago
But if everyone is poor then prices drop...
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goesnowhere
6y ago
Yeah thats kinda the point.
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goesnowhere
6y ago
A land value tax taxes the value of the land not the things built on it. It hurts speculators/landlords and benefits people who build/improve. It works very differently than a propery tax. https://www.youtube.com/w
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How sizeof works in C/C++
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goesnowhere
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