I don't know whether steem will work (nor will I take the time to research it beyond its grab bag opening), but this on the front page of MSN money woke me up on how quickly a coin can go from unknown to news. Nice to see the media is still paying attention to our little nerdopia.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/new-digital-currency-sees-2000percent-price-rise-in-a-week/ar-BBunPCQ?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

Can we re-tune this as, "Idealism profits a man only once, it's a star-struck way without means." Smooth saw an opportunity that didn't meet the fraud test (Does it advertise itself as something else: yes/no?) and made the  best of it. He has committed to a policy against fraud, not fools--my question is whether steem is useful?

I hope you're right, but a tempered mind is a prepared mind. The other factors will help grow a permanent base of users, which is much more important for future growth--though there should be some tremors of interest (all meanings apply) in the meantime.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely"--this applies to nation states as well. My theory is that a corporate state rises from the ash heap of oligarchy by vote--it's no wonder that the tribal system has acted out with such menace--they are trying to chatter up the primal bowel of man to shake him down with images of death to shock him out of his tune-out mantra of pokemon go and universal healthcare. Their point is that no government can protect you, Capitalism's point will be "we can offer you these same service with better assurances at reduced costs.... interested? Good, now I need you to fill out these forms....."

This may seem to contradict what I said the other day about Capitalism needing a free-output for wealth recapitalization, but IT LOOKS REALLY TEMPTING to embrace a closed system like China's when, "how else do you keep your consumers from being shocked out from their Disney stupor?"

My answer, "Democracy's hard."

That depends on a lot of factors. Namely: is GUI priced-in already? Do markets sprout from the easier implementation and better framework?Do Kovri and CT, with quick follow-ups, continue media momentum? Does a Big Name accept Monero? And most importantly, do more users use Monero or does it meander on the speculative bubble of BTC money--the latter shows why we should encourage Bitcoin adoption--as it is like a gateway drug for fincen money try it out.

"Like it?"

Guy nods.

"Good, I've got this other stuff over here, which allows you to hide your transaction data.....

Wanna try it?"

Protonmail would be a  good opportunity to highlight Monero's superior privacy.

https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483-feedback/suggestions/14308680

steps away

So if that's demonstrated theoretically,  you will acknowledge POS fails at decentralization? --not sure why taxation must be the method, but I'll keep from getting sidetracked from the point.

Also, the topic is POS, so let's stick to that.

Good call.

Shelby, don't stress too much over kiklo. Let's ask him a question and see if there's hope. Kiklo, what theoretical evidence would convince you that POS fails decentralization (theoretical is purposely being used in multiple staes here)?

What follows is prefaced with the acknowledgement that the OP used Capitalism and Socialism in CAPS and in side-by-side relation. When we think of Socialism and Capitalism as complete political systems (are there any other systems that matter more in quality of life and survival?), fear is what determines how successful a capitalistic "lord" system is at redistributing (redistribute is an innocuous word that shows the observer's lack of side taking)wealth in a more satisfactory fashion in the overall demand of Capitalism--we are accepting Nick Land's observation that Capitalism's main goal (fear) is (non-death [it's not by accident that Singularity is the term to both describe a-timeless-moment and the birth of an intelligence that cannot comprehend the workings of its world without artificial means] --mouthful, I know, but it's important to make the semantical structure accurate [or as accurate as possible] to avoid miscommunication).

I'll skip a treatise on Capitalism to validate/invalidate my world conception ( though it's wrong--it has to be), but what the aim of any philosophical thought should be is: less wrong or more right--though less seems more when men tend to take a little right and make it a lot wrong. What's important to answering your question is to ask if cryptocurrency helps Capitalism move (always faster, sometimes more efficiently, sometimes not) and fits the long pattern of Capitalism building sub-systems that are more and more efficient at creating more time (for rest or work is beside the point, as is whether it creates more time for you or not--its a system, we're just parts keep this statement in context, please).

If you take that cryptocurrencies make more time by creating a faster security apparatus, then you should conclude that cryptocurrencies do have a connection with Capitalism.

 

Like a big, long cock--just remember to say "thank you!" after you've been screwed.

I wonder if some aren't leasing these resources and risk nothing in the process?

Taking my quotation out of context will give you your desired results--not correct, but desired.

I was making a general commentary on capitalism and how it works--and by that standard, there are limitless resources in space (as pointed out, by comparison of our current earth bound measure), now that's not saying how those resources get distributed (likely into a few hands and redistributed badly), but that doesn't make the system work differently--now whatever you're insinuating about the moon, maybe just say it instead of playing riddler (as the Gertrude told Polinius "more matter, with less art.")

When someone finds a way to short the entire world economy, call me. It's just being moved from one hand to the other (but becoming less handy).

Gold  :

BTC  

The new network will need to feed all those competing for resources--not all those resources want, or even should be, easily tracked or be worth their (market manipulated) weight in gold. If cryptonight was developed by the NSA (who knows), it was with the purpose of destroying China's track-it money. Freemarkets wreak havoc on closed systems, no matter if they're hybrid capitalism or not--once you close it, the capitalistic (feed me, feed me more, more, more!) system isolates the cancer and grafts resources as best it can without letting the non-capitalist contagion grow into anything but competitive motivation. Funny that there are a group of people that think you can destroy capitalism by over-feeding it (the housing crisis showed human emotion kicks-in and reacts by limiting the damage while the machine gets more efficient and stronger), but I don't think they counted on space exploration, and compared to what we have now, infinite resources as far as imagination can see.

The machine will press on and it's just a battle for who thinks they are behind the wheel. To put it another way. If you remember the conversation we were having on whether ai can be creative, Shelby, I figured out that if you create a machine that can adjust its programming, and this is important, force it to fight for resources against other thinking machines (humans or otherwise) you get creativity (unless you want to define it in metaphysical terms and get all misty eyed over human consciousness).

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There's no such thing as complete anonymity--as no coin can force you to do OSPEC--but of the two Monero is the one that offers end-to-end privacy, so it offers the superior design. Now whether you implement it correctly or are up to date in limiting attack vectors that exist in your OS, network, or other parts of your system, that depends on you. No coin can design and maintain your computer or your habits, so the best they can do is offer the best solution when you are following OSPEC and are diligent in your habits.

I'm titling this: Black Ops Money and Crypto-Nerds Cross Paths with Idea on the Table

Despicable? Really? Maybe reserve that word for ethnic cleansing, human trafficking and other such despicable things. Otherwise (like threatening to destroy coins too much and failing) it loses its effect on the reader.

I like Moneroman88, but every person in the Monero community can decide for themselves who they like and who they don't without being despicable.

Well a guy who actually cares about true anonymity uses it (Peter Todd), can't find him tweeting about any of the coins in your post history--I wonder why that is? Oh yeah, and this dude has an XMR address on his profile page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=11425 Though I can't find any other but BTC. Wonder why that is?

A guy who calls himself trueanon should know more about anonymity (and certainly which coins are best at it) instead of pimping a bunch of coins that have nothing to do with anonymity or do it very, very badly. Now step off and get out of the way, little man. Or maybe try xmr.to or shapeshift and upgrade yourself to theformerposertrueanonwhonowatleastknowshowtoimprovehisanonymitybutprobablyneed storeadafewbooksbeforehegraspshowitworks.

What a fucking hypocrite--you're probably the type of guy who argues with his girlfriend, goes out and cheats on her, and then blames her for "making him" cheat on her.

Grow-up. No one forced you to fake being someone else and take money from the people who believed you.

And yeah, they should have been more careful with their money, but that doesn't reduce (let alone excuse you from) your part.

Typical muffled indignation I expect out of politicians and used cars salesmen. You have your goons also, so the turning the tables while getting paid is hardly justified by a "I don't like his methods, but it's about time" attitude.

As for dash being a house of scam, go ahead and take exception. Dash's media claims it is decentralized, yet it is designed to be centralized https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1443867.msg14601018#msg14601018, and the media claims dash was fairly launched and has no premine without stating that it has the equivalent of one through the process of an "accidental" instamine--you can play naïve on your own time, but I know when semantical distinctions that are attempting to misguide and circumvent reality are being put into full force and creating obscene arguments of "well it's the truth because you can't prove otherwise."  

This is my time and I'd appreciate if you didn't waste it with fluff and false claims of indignation--while I can't prove that you know better and aren't the slimiest of the bunch (hiding under a veneer of chimerical enthusiasm) if you slip-up once and lose your actor's notes....

The waitress said, "what about masternodes?" Coke machines! Coke machines! Lined white is the way to heaven! One long drag smoking white poles of Peruvian god dust. Those mountains soar like an eagle fidgety with living--what! Who was that! Fuck, fincen and the horse they rode in on. Damn bloggers just keep ranting 'bout the effects without knowing the effects--take another run up the mountain and fly! That's effect.