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godelzilla
·5 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
Another very strong SELL signal for anyone holding crypto.

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

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

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

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

The irony is thick in this Tesla article.