Bitcoin could exist without fiat, but I have no idea how the prices of goods and services would be stipulated, but I guess it would be a chaotic mess and at some point bitcoin would probably be put aside and people would just trade goods for goods or goods for services, not using any currencies anymore. I think bitcoin works better if there is fiat coexisting, so we can have a better parameter when spending our money.

Yes, crypto currency adoption isn't going to retreat for a long time yet. But I'm not sure if I could say the same specifically about decentralized crypto currency. As we can see in daily news, governments are adopting crypto and introducing it in their own financial systems, through the development of stable national coins, however it has nothing to do with decentralized crypto currency we have been used to since the beginning.
If they succeed in creating their own stable crypto currencies, I think there is some risk the popularity of currencies like bitcoin may decrease, because there is a tendency these countries will impose more severe restrictions and regulations over the decentralized side of this universe, while creating a lot of hype on their own side.

That is ridiculous, but a very common practice in third world countries at same time. Have you ever heard the saying *every country has the government it deserves*?

The people behind this action are those who the people of the country allowed to rule themselves. It doesn't matter the local system: monarchy, oligarchy, tirany, democracy... That is what most people allow to happen in their territory. If there were a serious judiciary and revolt from the public opinion, I believe the responsibles for this act should have to pay each dollar these machines priced to the public vaults.

Unfortunatelly Elon Musk ruined dogecoin and I fear it's not going to remain like the old good dogecoin everyone knew and was sympathetic for even though it didn't have an expensive price or speculative potential. That is all he was able to achieve with his shady pump and dump scheme manipulating the weak minds of his audience while badmouthing bitcoin.
I don't know if the guy really thought he could overcome bitcoin with his influence or if he was just looking for short run insane gains with dogecoin.

Being realistic, not everyone can be a gambler if we take the meaning of this word seriously. To be a gambler you need to have money to spend in decent amounts in a daily, weekly or monthly basis. And as i observe, most people looking to earn through signature campaigns are people who are looking for extra income to fulfill their daily needs. How could these people give themselves the luxury of being gamblers? That is simple impossible, because the first rule in gambling is just play with money you can afford to lose.

So no, most members here aren't gamblers. And although these negative sentence is already enough for some people come wielding their torches and pitchforks, I think there is nothing wrong about this fact, since to be a gambler isn't a requirement to join signature campaigns or even to like discussing the subject inside or outside this forum.

As it was said in the beginning of the thread by another user: forum members have always the option to block someone they don't like reading the content of what they write. It's a pretty simple solution for a pretty simple issue.

It's possible to mix a competitive gameplay with a play to earn feature. Take Runescape as an example. It's a mmorpg with a complex real time economy, with thousands of items, dozens of skills and hundreds of different activities. The game is alive since 2002 and it's still in the top 10 of most played mmorpgs in 2021.
The introduction of NFT and the end of real world trading ban would turn Runescape into a perfect play to earn game. Actually people already earn by playing it, but they have to do secretly and many are banned while trying, because the game doesn't allow such thing. It's a pitty developers don't allow people to do it legally. In fact it wouldn't harm the game in anyway.

But since real world trading isn't allowed there, the hope is that a new similar game appears featuring this possibility. That is why I like Lost Relics blockchain game concept. Although the game is being developed slowly and only by one man, the game would have potential if more people were hired to work on it and make content creation faster.

In such rates I think it's not sustainable, because what we are currently seeing is a hype and as everyone knows hypes don't last forever. Once it finishes we will see a considerable fall in Axies stuff's prices. I'm not saying the game is going bankruptcy, but just that investors must be aware the ROI may take longer than they first imagined if they are unlucky to enter the game in the wrong moment.
However it's not possible to say when it's going to happen. It may take a long time or not. It will depend on how much adoption Axies Infinity will be able to get and if it's going to increase fast or slowly. As I see adoption is increasing surprisingly fast and servers are presenting constant issues due to this fact.

A team that I always wanted to see reaching further in world cup is Japan. The players don't have individual excellent skills like speed and dodge, but in group they actually make a good job with very technical programmed strategies that sometimes overcome more skilled teams, what is very entertaining. Last time they faced a much superior team that was Belgium and still offered a decent challenge to the opponent, although they lost (3-2).
I felt bad for them. They tried so hard and it wasn't sufficient yet. I hope next year they are able to reach at least a step further, that is the quarter finals.

I believe in the future there will be an open source mmorpg online game platform where players will be able to create their own items and introduce them inside the game to sell for real money through NFTs. Probably thousands or millions of people will be living from games' income by the end of this decade. Everyone agrees there is a lot of potential and infinite possibilities on this field, it just need to be more explored.
So far the gaming industry has been very profitable for developers, while majority of gamers (customers) only spend time and money without further benefits besides the transitory entertainment. NFTs have the power to change this reality and make games profitable for both sides.

I think you just nailed it. We see the so called specialists because they appear on the media (our main source of information), so it's natural the media only invites specialists who corroborate with their point of view, that is the same point of view of governments, since there is a lot of public sponsorship at mainstream media channels or sponsorship from businessmen who have deals and are benefited by the governments.
All these people are linked in a chain that will defend the interests of each other, while the individuals stay outside this chain, only being abused by these entities who rule the world as we know. But I believe there are many economists who also think the opposite of what we see on the main channels, however they are never going to be highlighted anywhere.

Wow, you look really angry because some people don't cheer on drugs use. I believe no one is forcing you to stop smoking your weed. Everyone is free to do what they want with their lives. People think it's exciting to gamble while under drugs' effects and they have the right to go ahead into this psychodelic adventure. That is how free will works since the beginning of the world, but there are consequences that can't be avoided.

And although it's a clear sign of the decadence of the individual, there is also a good side on it that is the bad propaganda every drugs' user makes for drugs usage. The youngsters think they are smarter than everyone else for using drugs the same way those old hippies from 60's-70's and artists in general thought during their days. Just look how those people have gotten older (or died). That is the perfect propaganda against drugs.

I think high taxation doesn't send the right message, because it doesn't work as it was supposed when theoreticians first imagined it. High taxation over gambling just creates an informal market of illegal casinos that will offer better playing conditions for average citizens, while the legalized ones will have only wealthy citizens as customers.
For this reason a fair taxation is enough and brings everyone together in a legalized environment where no one will be putting themselves in risk when gambling. Theoreticians who create such stupid rules should keep in mind they just can't forbid people from playing.

Yes, that is actually true. Doesn't matter what we say here, the final decision will still belong to each investor. If they want to listen to Elon Musk they will do it, even though it is clear this guy caused huge damage to crypto market, especially bitcoin. But I believe once these investors lose money by following who they shouldn't, they will learn the lesson and stop doing that futurely. Some people only learn through the pain, so be it.

Congratulations for this decision and thanks for sharing your personal investment's strategy with the public. If people realized how much money they waste in superfluous things they would understand why they aren't able to improve their financial life. Details like not spending in games or street food (that is a lot more expensive than cooking at home) make all the difference.
And it's not about being a miser person, it's just a responsible decision to save money for the future and present a progressive line of financial development along the years, what is really good for our welfare and self-esteem.

That is not a good thing, because the person is artificially provoking a behavior on their body that isn't spontaneous. Worse yet, it is being caused by putting dangerous substances into their bodies. Public opinion thinks it's beautiful to be a drugs user nowadays, but these people are actually too young to know anything about the side effects this activity will cause futurely. Even mental ilness are related to drugs use.
And the more the person uses it, the more they will want. You said people become funny after smoking marijuana, however they won't be able to have any fun without this drug anymore, always having to use it constantly to feel good. In other words: the person becomes slave or a prisioner of the drug.

And indeed, an artificially happiness feeling can lead the individual to do absurd things momently, like spending more than he can afford to lose in gambling.

It looks like the european soccer became superior to the latin american one if we take the previous results of world cups from 2010 on. Argentina might be the best of the Americas, but I think Italy or even some other european teams would overcome them. I believe this because european teams don't focus only in one player, like Argentina focus in Messi, instead they focus in a balanced team where every player is important and capable of doing a good job, what neutralizes the strategies of teams which rely in only one idol. So in this case Italy would be my guess...

True. Athletes have a lot of responsabilities and a duty to fulfill when they accept to represent their countries in an international competition. It's important to mention they weren't forced to it. They are there because they wanted and agreed with all terms and conditions.

In this case the rule makes total sense and must be followed, since everyone knows not only marijuana, but also drinks and common cigarettes are harmful to the athlete's endurance and performance, what will prejudice the country they are representing on the competition. Newer generations think they can change how everything was made before and introduce their own rules or just destroy the older ones as if these rules were created without any logical reasons.

As things are evolving, I believe it won't take too long until they create online gambling sections where the gambler will have the option of hiring a woman to watch his game in real time. Similar to those lives girls do on social medias watching any kind of video with lots of people who donate to these lives. Maybe such thing regards gambling already exists, who knows...

I have never tried this modality of gambling and I prefer to not try it, because I think these are two separate things that shouldn't be mixed. I believe gamblers like it to be praised by the women during the game, right? But in my opinion there isn't satisfaction if the attraction isn't reciprocal. To know the other person is praising you just because they are in fact desiring your money looks uninteresting for me.

I started seeing this feature in online games about ten years ago from on. It was a strategy used by these games to increase their receipt besides selling traditional membership packages (cosmetic items were also introduced on those times). There is the traditional wheel of fortune which you need to buy spins with real money or win one or few spins daily for login into the game. This was adopted by several online games.
Some prizes were common items you could acquire anytime in the game, but others were rare and offered for limited time, so people felt under pressure to buy those spins before the time ran out.

However, I've never seen these games involving real money prizes. They get your money, but offer only virtual rewards to you. For me that isn't interesting for this reason. Now blockchain mmorpgs will change this scenario and make things interesting for both sides: developers and players.