First of all, I tend to think that voting in a government election is somewhat immoral. I would place voting in the category of aesthetics rather than morality but that's because I reserve morality for the things that I have the right to use force to defend myself from (murder, rape, theft, etc). |
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And yes, depositors do take a bit of risk as well, though a "One dollar of capital" policy instituted (and policed, on a nightly basis essentially eliminates the risk to the depositor. So... what's your name on Tickerforum? |
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Looking at the application of remittance that you're trying to support, I would assume that most customers would be coming in with Bitcoin and would want to walk away with cash or a check denominated in Vietnam currency. So the question becomes, what do you do with the Bitcoin that will pile up? How do you maintain the supply of local curency? This is where you'll either need to sell the BTC on MtGox and go through wire and currency exchange to get it back into local currency or if you're really luck you'll have a network of wealthy people in Vietnam who want to use Bitcoin either for some savings, investment, or most sustainably to send their money elsewhere on the globe. In order for the exchange to keep a supply of local currency the locals need a reason to buy Bitcoins. The most sustainable reason is for importing. Get MemoryDealers to open a computer store in Vietnam on conjunction with the exchange to allow the exchange rate to be driven by the flow of Bitcoin-driven trade. |
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When we experience any real-world phenomena, existentialism argues that it is through the individual's interpretation of that phenomena that meaning is created. Thus, individuals are primarily responsible for defining themselves and the world around them through beliefs, associations, etc. It is of critical importance to an existentialist to then define himself according to the nature of his/her existence and not according to his/her actions or the essence of some other thing. For example, if we define ourselves as teachers because we happen to have jobs as teachers, then there is an immediate threat to the self if our job is in jeopardy. Existentialism encourages an individual to identify with his/her most fundamental state of being (remember, being cannot not be) because this fundamental state of being is the purest and truest form of identity. I see. Good luck with your endeavor. |
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with an additional emphasis on existentialism. I'm not familiar with that term used in this context. Can you explain what it means? |
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Do you have any opinion on CBT?
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Some would say doing the same thing over and over again and getting no result is a definition of stupidity. What does that say about the people who reply to someone like that? |
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MV = PQ
If P is staying relatively constant Q and M are both increasing at the same rate, or close enough that changes in V compensate for any small difference.
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Why did I click on this thread?
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1. Convincing facts, logic, well articulated points which do not cite sham organizations which can be demonstrated to be sham organizations, arguments which avoid memes such as 'Blue suits', arguments which do not sound like herd mentality from the latest libertarian 'think tanks', reasonable extrapolation of data, and a solid acknowledgement of historical cases when proposing ideas. I was hoping for something a bit less subjective. How do I know ahead of time if a logical statement will sound reasonable to you, or if a set of facts comes from an organization that you approve of and avoids anything you consider to be a meme or herd mentality? I feel like what you're saying is that if I write something that you agree with it you'll accept it and if you don't agree you won't. If that's the case I'm not at all interested in that conversation. |
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Obviously they weren't big enough. It's a good thing we got nearly the entire world in on the debt Ponzi this time. The US, EU, Japan, and the BRIC countries together are surely too big to fail, right? |
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Come up with something better. What criteria will you accept as "better"? It does no good for me to explain something if we don't agree on a common definition. It's especially a waste of time if your questions are not asked in good faith, but rather are just diversions and smoke screens. |
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Prove me wrong: point out how the absence of that which you moan about will not create a vacuum in which the worst of what you fear will move in and replace exactly that which you despise.
I have two questions for you first. 1) What do you use as a standard for proof? 2) If I do prove it will you change your position? |
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Same fallacy again and again. You say the police system isn't perfect so lets hand ourselves over to mob rule. How about coming up with something better?
No, I say we have mob rule right now. The "something better" is to stop handing over power and control to psychopaths to limit the amount of damage they are able to inflict on society. |
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People have been predicting this kind of thing for a long time. Society will route around problems. Things might get turbulent, but it's unlikely to get anywhere nears as bad as "the end of finance" or "the end of the world". IOW, chill the fuck out.
I think it will be very much like the collapse of the USSR but not quite as bad because the average person today has a lot more resources and opportunities available (thus ability to adapt) to them than the average Soviet subject had. |
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I like this idea. A taxi service based on Bitcoins.
You know, give some transportation to the community. Watch out for the local government's taxi mafia. In most cities taxi services are heavily regulated and licensed to keep competition out and aren't bashful about flexing their muscles if someone strays into their turf with a better business plan. |
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Maybe it's just me but talking about six confirmations seems like overkill unless someone is worried about a ridiculously large transaction.
How much money would someone need to spend on hardware and electricity these days to have a even chance of reversing a single confirmation?
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In the Dugard case, I'm going to disappoint you. I think it was a bad thing to kidnap and rape her and a good thing the guy who did it is locked up. Its clear why you think police and a defense force isn't needed. I have to say I am glad I don't live in the type of society you espouse. I understand that you have an opinion; you already told me that. What I'm asking for is why I your opinion should be universally accepted, especially when we're talking about the justification for inflicting the power of the state on millions of people. Even if your opinion is in fact the best possible way to organize society don't you think everyone who is forced to go along with it deserves a better explanation for why they should than "This is what Hawker thinks is best"? |
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That is a good thing. How do you know? What is your standard of deciding what is a "good thing" and what is a "bad thing" and on what basis should that standard be considered universal instead of your mere personal opinion? Really, you need to think things through before posting them. It's been my experience that people who throw around statements like this are generally putting up a smoke screen because they themselves have not really thought through their own positions but are merely parroting back the accumulated opinions of others. I hope to be disappointed in this case but so far it's looking like a long shot. |
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