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scottyp21

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    Comment #28782745

    Many of these same arguments apply to gold. Do you think gold is (mostly) useless today? If yes, when did it stop becoming useful? Do you think it was always useless?

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    Comment #28782668

    Curious, what other noxious problems?

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    Comment #28782634

    Probably true. On another note, I see Impervious.ai in your post history. I've never been able to wrap my head around what they're building. If you're willing, I'd love if you coul…

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    Comment #28782512

    You are correct that bitcoin is heavily dependent on miners. That said, I don't think you can simply "take away the Bitcoin miners". An excellent example of this is China's recent …

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    Comment #28782432

    I understand your concern over the lack of "intrinsic value" in the sense that it is not a productive asset generating economic value (like a business). That said, I'd really encou…

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    Comment #28782340

    > Nevertheless, investing in gold at the current price seems unwise, since its price is many times its "natural" price as commodity and so it is more likely to go down than up. Thi…

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    Comment #28588955

    Really cool. I've seen a lot of handwritten letter writing services, but most lack realistic variations. It's a pretty crowded market, but this definitely has potential as a spin-o…