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Title: ROR Post by: Lauda on December 01, 2014, 08:34:04 PM --- removed on request ---
Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: 4ever on December 01, 2014, 08:51:40 PM I've just recently read about a Bitcoin party in Disney World that happened (source: http://gawker.com/magical-thinking-bitcoin-gathers-at-disney-1644521971/+ericlimer). Was anyone even here? Are the people related to Gawker really that negative about Bitcoin? Here's a quote: Quote The technology behind bitcoin is really cool but I still haven't seen a good argument for WHY it should replace the dollar other than maybe it COULD replace the dollar. Wasn't this community clear enough of the benefits of Bitcoin? Are these Americans (not all of them obviously) this ignorant? If it was something big, then it would have been in the news. Looks like it was a gawker party or something. Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: Flashman on December 01, 2014, 09:06:55 PM It was kind of amusing actually.
Came across more as bemused onlooker rather than relentlessly negging hater. And the con was titled "Magic internet money in the magical kingdom" so any reference in that regard was no more demeaning than the organisers made it. (Only us people can use that phrase! :P ) Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: oblivi on December 01, 2014, 11:54:25 PM It was probably not official, some 3rd party stuff.
Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: cyberpinoy on December 02, 2014, 12:24:18 AM I've just recently read about a Bitcoin party in Disney World that happened (source: http://gawker.com/magical-thinking-bitcoin-gathers-at-disney-1644521971/+ericlimer). Was anyone even here? Are the people related to Gawker really that negative about Bitcoin? Here's a quote: Quote The technology behind bitcoin is really cool but I still haven't seen a good argument for WHY it should replace the dollar other than maybe it COULD replace the dollar. Wasn't this community clear enough of the benefits of Bitcoin? Are these Americans (not all of them obviously) this ignorant? Yes, in fact (not all of them Obviously) we are. But its not just "Americans" Its all of us as Humans. Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: Giulio Prisco on December 02, 2014, 06:56:16 AM Gawker and all their magazines have a PC-liberal political agenda, and Bitcoin doesn't fit. The first comment summarizes their attitude: "It's all just some kind of masturbatory fantasy that only a techno-libertarian moron could love."
Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: Giulio Prisco on December 02, 2014, 08:00:33 AM By the way, the Disney event chronicled in the article took place 2 months ago. Not only the Gawker writer utters BS, but old BS:
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-wedding-marriage-on-the-blockchain/ Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: ranlo on December 02, 2014, 09:52:40 AM Wasn't this community clear enough of the benefits of Bitcoin? Are these Americans (not all of them obviously) this ignorant? Keep in mind that people explaining things are ignorant as well. Sometimes it's hard to explain things in such a way that others will see them in the same light. When I try to explain cryptos I get met with blank stares or "oh, imaginary money." Nobody wants to believe that the cash we use right now is also basically digital (in that there is more debt than there is money). And others want to know exactly how it works, and then as soon as you start to explain they give up because it's too difficult to explain the hashing procedures and such. Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: Q7 on December 02, 2014, 01:45:40 PM I've just recently read about a Bitcoin party in Disney World that happened (source: http://gawker.com/magical-thinking-bitcoin-gathers-at-disney-1644521971/+ericlimer). Was anyone even here? Are the people related to Gawker really that negative about Bitcoin? Here's a quote: Quote The technology behind bitcoin is really cool but I still haven't seen a good argument for WHY it should replace the dollar other than maybe it COULD replace the dollar. Wasn't this community clear enough of the benefits of Bitcoin? Are these Americans (not all of them obviously) this ignorant? The quote itself actually has a valid argument. If i can still use paper money on whatever i need to buy.... then by all means give me a good reason on why do i need to move towards complexity adopting use of a digital currency? Even though they may not realize paper money value is devalueing but as i said most people don't go to the extent of thinking or worrying so much. Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: jyakulis on December 02, 2014, 01:54:54 PM Awww man i love disney world. When am I gonna get to go to one of these things.
Title: Re: Bitcoin party Disney World Post by: james martin on December 02, 2014, 02:05:34 PM The volatile rise-and-fall of Bitcoin has prompted lots of stories explaining why the online virtual currency is a classic bubble.The technicalities of the Bitcoin system are complex, but to make this online currency more successful than previous versions, the designers overcame two key challenges. First, to prevent counterfeiting, they attached a history of transactions to each currency unit — but allowed users to keep their transactions nearly anonymous. Counterfeiting is hard because fake Bitcoins would need an authenticated history to pass muster.
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