Title: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: mizerydearia on April 22, 2011, 09:05:13 PM Disclaimer:
BTW! Noisebridge is very happy to welcome anyone through its doors! This IRC conversation is a bad representation of noisebridge as a whole, especially considering we have plenty of trolls on IRC (oh internet!). Please come check out Noisebridge if you're ever in San Francisco. https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge We're a really nice group of people, and we'd love to discuss Bitcoin or any other things you find interesting. I can't guarantee that everyone will enjoy the subject, or agree with its viability, but it's a wonderful place to find like minds. From #noisebridge on Freenode IRC Network - Noisebridge (http://noisebridge.net) Code: <KipMacy> torture is fine. child trafficking is great. i really hate bitcoins For some reason, a mod decided to split this thread. See http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6317.0 Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: kiba on April 22, 2011, 09:07:25 PM Rejections is the norm for fringe ideas, even fringe ideas that work. (It's also part of being an entrepreneur)
Nothing to see here...move on. Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: kelp on April 22, 2011, 09:11:01 PM Rejections is the norm for fringe ideas, even fringe ideas that work. (It's also part of being an entrepreneur) Nothing to see here...move on. Also the best things are often the most polarizing. For example, the iPhone. Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: Mahkul on April 22, 2011, 09:11:57 PM They laughed at Copernicus too. :)
Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: kiba on April 22, 2011, 09:12:04 PM Also the best things are often the most polarizing. For example, the iPhone. Pfft. Android will owns all! Title: Re: Economic of Deflationary Spiral Post by: fsargent on April 22, 2011, 11:17:39 PM I can admit that the high speed money printing presses do lead to one form of economic stimulus: either you spend your money or it becomes worthless. A little like how you'd had to receive your daily paycheque in Germany and then run to the baker to buy bread before it was worthless. All that does is lead to inefficient spending of finite resources as companies are fooled by monetary profit. Deflationary spiral, especially of the growth spiral, kill companies that aren't efficient. I'm confused about your position here Kiba. I would say that Bitcoin will suffer from a deflationary spiral as it reaches the limited amount of 'bitcoins' that can be generated. Deflationary spirals are bad. Right? Title: Re: Economic of Deflationary Spiral Post by: kiba on April 22, 2011, 11:19:55 PM I'm confused about your position here Kiba. I would say that Bitcoin will suffer from a deflationary spiral as it reaches the limited amount of 'bitcoins' that can be generated. Deflationary spirals are bad. Right? http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6317.msg92580;boardseen#new Moved. And I don't believe in "deflationary spiral". Time preference theory cited. Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: Anonymous on April 23, 2011, 06:08:45 AM Quote I'm an economics major :D Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: mizerydearia on May 12, 2011, 03:16:52 AM https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Bitcoin
Controversy "Bitcoins are an enormously stupid Ponzi scheme that no self respecting hacker should touch with a 10 foot grounded pole." For some reason, promoting this type of information makes me no longer interested in donating to Noisebridge*. I shall direct my donations somewhere else. * Noisebridge is the resistance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlcOswXnywA) Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: silversurfer on May 12, 2011, 03:40:04 AM That guy said Bitcoin is a fail because it doesn't have a Federal Reserve and because it's similar in his mind to WoW gold. ::)
AND he's an econ major! Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: Vasili Sviridov on May 12, 2011, 03:59:21 AM That guy said Bitcoin is a fail because it doesn't have a Federal Reserve and because it's similar in his mind to WoW gold. ::) AND he's an econ major! No wonder US is in such financial shithole if all their economics majors are like this :) Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: Steve on May 12, 2011, 04:28:27 AM Gavin said something really interesting in his twist interview: bitcoin is "pure money" ...I can't think of a better way of describing bitcoin. But people like the one cited by the OP clearly demonstrate that most people do not understand what money is.
Title: Re: SF Hackerspace: Noisebridge - A Bitcoin Rejection Post by: Insti on May 12, 2011, 04:33:22 AM Econ majors tend to be the people LEAST able to understand bitcoin.
|