One question:
If self-regulation in Bittopia works, how come all the evidence suggests it has failed miserably thus far?
Define success, define failure. Compare to the regulated world. (Hint: I'd suggest the price might suggest the Bittopia is quite far from failure so far) If you want government regulated currencies, there's plenty of them out there and they're printing more and more each day. If you keep with it long enough, you'll probably get enough to build a fort  |
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You want no regulations? Stop bawwing about it, and overthrow them statist oppressors, you whiny man-child.
Yeah, that's always the best plan for mass change, "go it alone and overthrow the government". Tit. |
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But I'm not asking for proof--I'm willing to settle for a show.
Many of us are asking for the show. All we get are weenies crying for regulation. It's like they're scared that it might turn out that the regulation emperor has no clothes so they can't permit something to remain unregulated. Leave Bitcoin alone and when it crashes to nothing, you can point and sing "I told you so". Suits me fine. |
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I believe in consumer protection.
Go play with some fiat. Bitcoin is for adults, not children. Would you want to go to a doctor that doesn't have a license that is overseen by a board that makes sure he/she is qualified to treat you? Or would you be okay with dying knowing that eventually the free market will get rid of that doctor....and either another unfit doctor will take his place (and will be replaced once negilance occurs by the free market) or maybe you will get a good doctor to take their place? Or maybe it doesn't matter since you'd be dead anyways right?
So glad Harold Shipman turned out to be a fraud and not a fully licensed doctor. I was worried for a bit there. |
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Allow some regulation, especially of businesses that store/hold bitcoin is good for the community as a whole. We don't want another Gox or inputs.io tragedy.
Yes, Enron and Worldcom tragedies for me, please. Maybe with a little default swaps tragedy on the side. |
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I have a sugestion for a new poll: Do you want Shroomskit to be banned? -Yes -No -Idk It could be extensible to lambchop in a second round. Letīs make the wall observer a better place!  Nope. Annoying as some posters are, I don't want to be in some group-think bubble. |
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It's becoming clear you're not too familiar with modern life. We don't burn credit cards.
Hope this helps.
I guess you will be able to use it to scrape frost off your windscreen. Though you won't get far on the thimble full of gas you'll get when you max it out. |
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Nah. Fiat is the orthodoxy, by definition not a cult. It also comes in handy when I wish to buy such niceties such as food, cigs and gasoline  Or, indeed, the wheelbarrow to carry it in. When was the last time you carried a wheelbarrow full of fiat, Richy_T? Me, personally? Not yet...  |
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Nah. Fiat is the orthodoxy, by definition not a cult. It also comes in handy when I wish to buy such niceties such as food, cigs and gasoline Or, indeed, the wheelbarrow to carry it in. Use plastic, get on my level. Convenient, accepted everywhere (well, Pedro selling shit dope on the corner bulks, but otherwise...), and best of all--safe.  But plastic won't burn for long and probably gives toxic fumes  |
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Nah. Fiat is the orthodoxy, by definition not a cult. It also comes in handy when I wish to buy such niceties such as food, cigs and gasoline Or, indeed, the wheelbarrow to carry it in. |
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Need to add some "imgur upload didn't work" logic in there. |
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Absolutely, you are correct. They will. But I don't see that as a threat to a blockchain-oriented solution. Consumers may very well be happy to pay, but ultimately, what goes on behind the scenes will migrate towards lower cost solutions, IMO.
In other words, Apple Pay could end up being the gateway to something more efficient.
Don't discount two of Apple's competitors in the market either, Amazon and Google. Google has Google checkout, of course but Amazon is surely not going to let Apple take control here. That could be devastating, particularly to their whole publishing/reader thing they have going on. |
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If anything Apple has proven historically that people are willing to pay a considerably high premium for ease of use (or even perceived ease of use).
Apple have proven that locked down proprietary systems work for you for a while and then your customer wants something that lets them do what they want. |
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I think a QR-code would probably increase the number of donations  |
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yeah that page is blocked in North Korea where I live, sorry I meant the UK. You need a torrent client. utorrent was the recommended one for windows last time I messed with that side of things. I have a torrent client, but the file I download shouldn't be a .exe should it? There's like 9 download buttons all with different URLs. Always, always use the magnet link. That way you're not downloading anything (Well, you do automatically download the torrent from the DHT but not directly from the site). Someone should probably just post the magnet link here but that might be against T&C (though should not really be any more than a link to piratebay) Edit: Oh, and use adblock. Then you won't see all those shitty links and it will protect you some from drive-by malware installation. |
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yeah that page is blocked in North Korea where I live, sorry I meant the UK. You need a torrent client. utorrent was the recommended one for windows last time I messed with that side of things. |
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All they do when they do that is prove that they are actually not all that effectual and just embolden those who wish to get involved with it. It's probably related to the Streisand effect. |
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