yesforwhat

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by yesforwhat 7y ago
> Is it really a cryptocurrency when it's completely centralized? No. What is decentralized about a handful of Chinese miners controlling all supply?
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
2nd best over x categories is pretty good.
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
They still take Visa, and don't insist on an authoritarian government's surveillance app.
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
yes but only WeChat is tied to an authoritarian government's surveillance network
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
i've lost count of the amount of times i've been refused a coffee or beer because they don't except cash or visa card. It's only going to get worse.
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
What gives it value? If you free spend and free print money to pay for said spending, the value goes away. Quite quickly, as well.
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
> Is it possible to distinguish between someone who believes taxes are bad for society, or immoral Ask them if they are currently living in a country with a centralized government, a police force, civil society, etc. If the answer is yes
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
> The smart thing to do is to have a public number and a private number. What's the easiest way to do this?
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
How is this different than Brave?
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
Brave user here, 1/10 the CPU and memory usage and built on the same tech. Welcome!
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by yesforwhat 7y ago
Does this guy have a significant investment in Facebook?
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> Everyone is scared of China, so getting our allies to work in concert wouldn't happen Wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
You might be right, but I don't think ANY country welcomes a real deep dive into how much of the global economy is fraudulent. No one will like the answer.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
Autocracies don't last as governments, not forever.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
I also would like to hear answers to these questions, but I suspect OP is another ethno-nationalist that perceives grievance against them for any and all actions. The number one take away I have from interactions with all too many Chinese n
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> The only real problem China is facing is its political system, not its economy. This how thread is about how that is changing. Also, most don't think politics and economics are separate. > I have not seen _any_ US media reporti
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> Arguably, the British brought a lot of things with them to India as well, infrastructure, medicine, industry, language. All these things benefit Indians living today, and many millions of Indians living today wouldn't be alive if
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
"Your grandfather's grandfather owes me money" Where do you go from there, exactly?
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
just a normal flex, really
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
They dont, they are saying they want something they can't control happening . Old trick
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Huawei, etc. are corporate entities separate from the Chinese government. Not quite.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
They are more important in the world than ever before, and there is a lot to worry about.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
The US toppled Syria for violating US business interests, did I get that right? When did Assad get overthrown, and why? And how? Very confusing comment.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> USA will go to a foreign country and topple their government for violating US business interests (not laws). I, too remember the cold war. I don't see this happening today.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> Do employees at facebook really feel the heat? No, they are still rolling in money. If that ever changes, then FB are in trouble. Until then, carry on everyone.
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
The US arrests and harasses innocent business people from China/Iran? Source?
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
You are going to say all that without pointing out that the US and Canada are fighting espionage, and China will look for an innocent business person in response and that's just totally ok with everyone here?
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
then your friends suck
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> as a gesture of good will towards the US "Let me remove this gun from your temple. Thank me, now."
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by yesforwhat 8y ago
> China in many ways has exhibited a path to a more benign and progressive foreign policy This guy is joking, right?

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