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godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
We've been indoctrinated our whole lives to believe that "property" is somehow fair, rational, real, etc. Plenty of room for cognitive dissonance here.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Another very strong SELL signal for anyone holding crypto.

I sold when that Beeple art sold for $6m.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
This article is epistemological garbage. There's nothing more "strange" about "complex numbers" than any other mathematical construction. It's no surprise that they help "describe reality" because they're a relatively basic and fundamental concept of mathematics that was constructed in large part to describe physical observations. I can describe the rotation of my dinner plate using complex multiplication, but that doesn't make it magic or mysterious.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Maybe, but the same is true of money, stocks, etc. Attributing insane value to essentially worthless things is a major foundation of the economy.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
>did that person actually earn that money, or just win it from the Bitcoin slot machine?

Adults actually believe that people "earn" money? smh.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
So wait it's not run on hard work, innovation, and freedom?
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
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godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Pretty sure central banks have never intentionally or significantly "contracted" their pyramid schemes.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/051315/what-...
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Fortunately it's too much money for capital to spend on food and other inflatable necessities, so it's mostly going to pump up stocks, etc. No problem! :/
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
It depends on whether your stocks are being propped up or whether your unlivable wage is being devalued or whether you care about unsustainable pyramid schemes.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Solid bait. It would have helped to mention AI. 4/5 stars.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
... and unnecessary middlemen playing casino with human lives (aka health insurers) don't extract a huge payday.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
>Elon Musk is trying to save humanity and colonize Mars

That sweet, delicious, HN kool-aid.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Can someone post an even older, less relevant article?
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
"Interesting" is a subjective term. TBH I don't find pseudo-science and reactionary politics to be very interesting. Why not stick with Dianetics?
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
>The voices also included white supremacists and neo-fascists.

NYTimes never misses a chance to promote these people.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
This article might've been interesting 5 years ago. Why is HN so obsessed with bitcoin over every other crypto? It's like people are still arguing about DOS.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
>slow, costly and doesn’t solve real-word problems of identity verification, trust, reversible transactions, private transactions etc etc.

I strongly recommend researching cryptographic protocols besides bitcoin.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
They're talking more generally about cryptographic protocols which have advanced far beyond bitcoin.
godelzilla
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
> pumping a silly cryptocurrency joke called Dogecoin

The irony is thick in this Tesla article.