It's strange how people can be fed completely different info and possess completely different impressions about what's going on in the world. Maybe I don't watch the news enough and am missing something because I find it hard to understand what can put people in mind to support the Harper gov's propositions.
To me they seem counter-intutive. Other's may feel that they're the only way that they'll be safe.
I'm in the same boat. I've been so discouraged with Canadian federal politics for the past decade out of hopelessness that I haven't paid it much attention either. But I was just talking with a friend today about his propositions, which imo would cause our society to take a step back rather than progress. He also took a firm stance against decriminalizing marijuana despite 70% of Canadians supporting policy reform (from a poll) and constantly making the point that it will be easier for children to access. It's incredible for a guy like this to lead a country, and for a population to buy this bullshit and vote him in with a smile. I understand saying this type of bullshit to manipulate people maybe 15+ years ago when people didn't turn to the internet for their information, but it makes you look like a moron in 2015. Politics is a strange thing as long as you keep the userbase you control under your wing the rest does not matter, Basically just acquire enough votes to govern in a region as its first past the post. Just needs that 30% concentration and bang gov. Yeah it is very strange. I understand the special interest groups that benefit from policy changes like "tougher sentences on crime"...from the perspective of self interest it makes sense. But then you have the other bunch with low awareness and ignorance that doesn't benefit from policy change, but are manipulated to fear the outcome if the policy change doesn't happen. I wonder if/when a philosophical mind will ever enter our political system and have success over the demagogues we currently have. I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime, although I hope I'm wrong. |
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The issue is not the country, it is ISIS. Making it illegal to travel to Somalia, or Iraq, or the Sudan, or Afghanistan etc. I dont support terrorism.
Let's say I want to go backpacking and Somalia is one of the countries that I want to pass through with some of my European friends. Please tell me how I am negatively impacting the life of even one Canadian, to conclude that is criminal activity??? I understand Canada taking a stance to not help if something goes wrong while traveling in those countries, but going straight to a criminal is a little much. |
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It's strange how people can be fed completely different info and possess completely different impressions about what's going on in the world. Maybe I don't watch the news enough and am missing something because I find it hard to understand what can put people in mind to support the Harper gov's propositions.
To me they seem counter-intutive. Other's may feel that they're the only way that they'll be safe.
I'm in the same boat. I've been so discouraged with Canadian federal politics for the past decade out of hopelessness that I haven't paid it much attention either. But I was just talking with a friend today about his propositions, which imo would cause our society to take a step back rather than progress. He also took a firm stance against decriminalizing marijuana despite 70% of Canadians supporting policy reform (from a poll) and constantly making the point that it will be easier for children to access. It's incredible for a guy like this to lead a country, and for a population to buy this bullshit and vote him in with a smile. I understand saying this type of bullshit to manipulate people maybe 15+ years ago when people didn't turn to the internet for their information, but it makes you look like a moron in 2015. |
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Bitcoins will be hard for them to stop without shutting down the entire internet. Should a government act against bitcoin, it would drive the price through the roof.
i doubt every governments will ever work together, so this scenario is very unlikely, you will always have at least one government that will not do anything against bitcoin, many have already embraced it, so why, suddenly, they should go against bitcoin without any reason? no-sense.... Government can't stop the adoption of BTC, sooner or later they're going to realize the benefits that it can bring. I think you'd be surprised at how long the government can go without realizing things...maintaining and encouraging ignorance. Government in most cases is a self serving institution. 40+ years of miserable failure in drug policy is still around and kicking, with countless deaths, prisons full of people committing victim-less crimes, forced creation of a black market and organized crime. If that doesn't warrant policy change, you can forget about giving up monetary policy. |
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If we dip below 16k I think I'm going to sell half my stocks and move into physical gold. I'm not going through 08 again.
I get PTSD thinking about 2008...but waiting until the market drops and selling probably isn't the greatest strategy  Why not sell now and buy back lower if you think it's going to drop? |
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It's only a proposal, but that's stupid. Men should be free to travel the world as they like, even if there are few legitimate reasons to go to war zones. I guess that if this is implemented, that will reduce the legitimate reasons to travel to Canada, as this country's turning into a police state. As long as you respect the law in one country, that country shall not have any right regarding what you do, or where you go outside of its borders.
It is just a proposal, but it doesn't benefit even one Canadian...why even put it forward? It should be up to the individual on whether or not they feel safe enough to travel, and the government can definitely offer warnings to people looking to travel to dangerous regions, but it shouldn't make you a criminal for doing so. |
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Hi Guitarplinker,
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I wonder how much gambling is from deposits compared to faucet earnings.
I think having faucets being connected to dice sites makes it very easy to start gambling as you start building a balance and don't really feel like it's your own money, so it's much easier to gamble with than making a deposit.
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He chose bitpay probably because they auto convert the btc to usd and then send to his bank account. Most services who accept bitcoin throw bitpay actually only receive usd and not bitcoin.
I know that, but the payment option should be named Bitcoin, not Bitpay. There might be BTC holders in far off lands who've never heard of Bitpay. I don't think that he cares about bitcoin at all. He only cares about USD, I mean why would they choose to use a bitcoin payment processing ? He could directly receive bitcoin a public address (if there is one). Caring about bitcoin doesn't matter. The more that places accept bitcoin as a method of payment, the more it will grow. |
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I think there will be a greater adoption from people living in countries with relatively weak or unstable currencies / developing nations. The black market would be another, but I think it has already been adopted there.
I think it is already happening, I have read that BTC popularity in Venezuela has grown a lot because of the high inflation rates they face. I would go with kids as an alternative to purchase stuff without needing a credit/debit card or asking their parents for it. Maybe for bad things, though. It is already happening. Countries in Asia like the Philippines and Indonesia seem to be adopting bitcoin, and they have lower regulatory implications. Cambodia would be another great spot for bitcoin. It's the only place that I've traveled to where they would rather take USD than their national currency. Yeah it would be great for source of income for young kids that are tech savvy, that could potentially make bitcoin online while they're still not able to work legally. |
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1BTC=$5m will happen on a normal day and nobody will notice. You will be the richest man in the whole town / city / country and nobody will notice. I wouldn't dare tell anyone if I were you.
There is no way in hell it could reach that amount of cash , there is just no way not even in 2140 (unless it's the price of a Happy meal on that time) . What you are saying make no sense , be realistic man we are struggling to go mainstream and after 6 years from the creation of Bitcoin the price is like ~280 $ so halving block or not , mainstream or not , the 5 million USD won't happen and I don't think someone would agree with you in this at least not without you giving arguments . I was going to say...perhaps that will be the case if the USD goes into hyperinflation and a pair of shoes costs $5 million. Until the volume of transactions is exponentially higher, I don't see the price being pushed up very high. Anyways, making a speculative guess without any rationale FTL. |
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I think there will be a greater adoption from people living in countries with relatively weak or unstable currencies / developing nations. The black market would be another, but I think it has already been adopted there.
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A couple things that you can do before trading is the study the historical movements and doing some imaginary trades. From historical pricing you can understand which events have caused the price to move in the past as well as recognizing patterns. When you think you know what you would like to trade, you can do some imaginary trades and see how your strategy plays out before actually investing any of your money.
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I don't have a whole lot of bitcoin so I just hold onto it. For my daily expenses, I don't really have an option to use bitcoin as a method of payment locally anyways, so those transactions remain in fiat.
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I think the more interesting question is what would fiat USD be worth if bitcoin is worth 10k?
Meaning is the rise in bitcoin the result of an inflated fiat currency or the result of increased demand and volume?
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I don't think gambling can fix anyone's life...maybe make it better if they win a lot, but fix it? No, I don't think that's possible. It can most definitely wreck your life though, because money is involved. You do see the occasional sob story of a guy who lost money he couldn't afford to lose. Some of them are probably fake, but some are also probably real.
There is a very small % of people that win in the long run, compared to those who lose. For them, they are usually highly skilled and make a career out of it. For your average joe, I think it's just the possibility of winning that outweighs the fact that the odds are against you. Have you guys ever seen a casino in a less affluent area? There are people there, stationed beside slot machines, and it looks like they haven't seen light in ages. It's a very depressing environment. Didn't look like they work, so possibly spending their social security money in the casino. It reminded me of the morlocks, for anyone that watches x-men (mutants that live in the sewers and never show their face in society). Either way, the risks for most far outweigh the benefits. Sure, there are a few people who can make a living out of it, but even the most skilled poker players end up going broke more often than not. I think the idea of pro-gambling is non-existent. Pro-gambling definitely does exist...and the top poker players who have become multi-millionaires are evidence of that. But this is a very small bunch compared to the total poker players. Here's a link to a list of the top 10 by winnings: http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/entertainment/the-top-10-poker-players-in-the-world/ |
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I don't think gambling can fix anyone's life...maybe make it better if they win a lot, but fix it? No, I don't think that's possible. It can most definitely wreck your life though, because money is involved. You do see the occasional sob story of a guy who lost money he couldn't afford to lose. Some of them are probably fake, but some are also probably real.
There is a very small % of people that win in the long run, compared to those who lose. For them, they are usually highly skilled and make a career out of it. For your average joe, I think it's just the possibility of winning that outweighs the fact that the odds are against you. Have you guys ever seen a casino in a less affluent area? There are people there, stationed beside slot machines, and it looks like they haven't seen light in ages. It's a very depressing environment. Didn't look like they work, so possibly spending their social security money in the casino. It reminded me of the morlocks, for anyone that watches x-men (mutants that live in the sewers and never show their face in society). |
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Not having to deal with a third party (foreign exchange or banks) when traveling in other countries, when it becomes more popular. I've had problems withdrawing funds in other countries with the bank (even when alerting them of my trip in advance) so it will be awesome to just show up with bitcoin and not have any issues.
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Because we don't want bitcoin to go mainstream until everyone's grandmothers can easily store their bitcoins.... the current solutions are either unsafe or way too nerdy for mass-adoption.
+1 I was helping someone set up a wallet (Mycelium on Android), and since I insisted, I walked him through creating a backup of the key, written down on paper. I have no idea what happened to this backup, and if I wasn't there, the average person may not have even made one, or lost it somewhere. People are not used to the importance of protecting money in this way: If you lose your checkbook, you get the bank to put a hold on it, and issue you a new number, if necessary. If someone forges a check, the bank will reverse it. If someone steals your credit card, you get a new one, and you are covered for most fraudulent transactions. If you have gold coins, you keep them locked in a safe. When you carry cash, you keep a limited supply, and you keep it close. Bitcoin has an entirely new security model, which non-geeks are not familiar with. We need a solution for the masses before it's safe to release Bitcoin to ordinary people. As it becomes more mainstream, I think more businesses will get involved to make the payment process easier, to the point where it's just an NFC tap, similar to paypass on a credit card. |
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It is Buddhism that allows a sense of humour, whether or not the followers have a sense of humour or not. So are you saying if a Buddhist encounters Christianity that they would lose their sense of humour? Are you a Buddhist? If you are, the answer to your question is no on this side, 'cause this Christian is LOL at the thing that you posted.  I'm not Buddhist, but as someone who isn't religious, I do like the philosophy especially for how old it is. Ok so as a Christian, do you go to church? And if you do, is it a serious environment or does it allow for humour? |
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