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godelzilla
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·discuss
Another very strong SELL signal for anyone holding crypto.

I sold when that Beeple art sold for $6m.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·discuss
So wait it's not run on hard work, innovation, and freedom?
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
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godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
Pretty sure central banks have never intentionally or significantly "contracted" their pyramid schemes.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/051315/what-...
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·discuss
Solid bait. It would have helped to mention AI. 4/5 stars.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
... and unnecessary middlemen playing casino with human lives (aka health insurers) don't extract a huge payday.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
>Elon Musk is trying to save humanity and colonize Mars

That sweet, delicious, HN kool-aid.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
Can someone post an even older, less relevant article?
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·discuss
>The voices also included white supremacists and neo-fascists.

NYTimes never misses a chance to promote these people.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·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
·5 лет назад·discuss
They're talking more generally about cryptographic protocols which have advanced far beyond bitcoin.
godelzilla
·5 лет назад·discuss
> pumping a silly cryptocurrency joke called Dogecoin

The irony is thick in this Tesla article.