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This sounds like bs to me. I've been in the space for years too, I've encountered many pro-XRP folk. Every single one either didn't know anything about it and bought because they w…

You actually think someone who bought XRP at any point in the past unaware of this did reasonable diligence?

>by deceiving unsophisticated members of the public I don't think they've deceived anyone. It takes I can't believe I'm defending Ripple. I think anyone who buys XRP is making a ve…

I think I phrased my comment wrong. I didn't mean to imply that what you actually see on the screen and how content is presented to you are unimportant. I meant aesthetically pleas…

Agreed. I think content plays a much more significant role than aesthetics in what makes a site "great". I mean, look at the site we're on now. HN's aesthetics are clearly outdated…

Sounds nice in theory, but deferring to the government for this is how to fuel the lobbyist industry and end up with regulatory capture. Anyone can host a website, market their pro…

OP assumed the rest of the world will become less dependent on foreign goods, which would therefore hurt China. I pointed out China is hedged to come out on top in that scenario, n…

If China becomes less dependent on exports to the US, they could dump US treasuries, which could potentially destroy the US economy & the dollar. They have the US by the balls.

This sounds contradictory to me: If Amazon wants to run a delivery network it should [be an even larger monopoly] ... Federal antitrust action against monopolies and monopsonies wo…

Assuming this is as easy as you make it out to be, don't you think it would be relatively easy to host this scam business' site offshore/anonymously and scam people outside the jur…

When I buy a product from a brick and mortar store, there is NO risk to not receiving the product. When I buy a product online, this is ALWAYS a risk, no matter what. Your solution…

I don't think you are either. But it's a risk you're taking buying a product from a fledgling internet-based startup. Shall we make it easier to start an internet-based business ov…

Did I say I support scamming?

>what's to stop the same employees and founders from following that method ad infinitum? Informed consumers

Reminds me of the recent Patrick Byrne CEO of Overstock resigning after making comments he's involved with the deep state (which also crushed Overstock's stock price): https://www.…