Not minding too much on meeting those people who have won bigtime yet there are lots of whales do play on any sites as of now either it would be on Dice or sportsbetting etc.I have known
some people personally but not really winning bigtime.You would only see them on leaderboards thats why it isnt really that interesting.

1 BTC you mean? Then check this out https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=843892.0 where someone do able to exploit primedice winning up or simply abuse it up and
do get 2k btc.

If you want to compare socialism to capitalism;  show the whole picture... not the small details leaving out the rest of the story as you accuse;  and maybe I will consider walking down the road to discuss it with you....
In capitalist societies, privilege is earned.  Our rights aren't privilege....  Don't mistake that.

To say that socialism a better quality of life is quite subjective on the level of acceptance/quality of life I expect;  not to mention the great numbers of historical shortfalls socialism has shown us over the years.   It's amazing how people that aren't given [what I consider to be] inalienable basic human rights; are quick to cite privilege against capitalism when they are coming from a heavily biased socialist sentiment.  Socialist policies are 100% privilege to the people whom they apply to.... using a socialist type of irrational thought process.


All I can say, is I have experienced both systems in my life.   I have also seen the good and bad parts of both systems first hand around the world.     Medically, and systemically they have taught me some important things in life.

Historically, capitalist societies flourish better, and lead to more opportunity to pursue ones own happiness in life;  not someone else's.  Who are you to tell someone how to live their life?  How is your opinion any better or greater than anyone else's?

Trust me.  I have plenty of facts.    

The main issue is people not being receptive to those facts on both sides, and accepting that both people are correct, and incorrect at the same time.    

Learn to live with it; don't force yourself on others.  That's how socialism could actually work.... but then it wouldn't be socialism; not having a standardized tiered set of control and "parameters" for people to conform to as to complete [person/entity]'s objective.

There's no easy solution to this but considering even doctors and accountants in Cuba are side hustling as taxi drivers for tourists to make ends meet, what's clear is government is hardly efficient, whether it's capitalist or socialist. It's not their money they're spending.

I'm no economist but probably someone can find a good way to provide incentives or at least discourage bad behavior. We don't even have universal healthcare where I live but the government does provide subsidies for certain conditions and years ago an eye clinic was shutdown for doing unnecessary operations on the elderly. These people wouldn't have been able to afford these surgeries anyway but since the government is footing the bill... Of course others don't go that far but they do make you come back more often than necessary since they get paid each time anyway. Heard this is also the reason for increasing number of C-Section surgeries in the US.


If it fails, it must be not true Socialism but something else.

The reason why Assange stayed in the Ecuador embassy for all those years was because he was afraid of, and had every reason to believe England would extradite Assange to the US. As long as Assange remains charged in the US, I do not see any way he will not be extradited to the US based on the treaty between the two countries.

After the 2020 election, Trump should pardon Assange. Assange has embarrassed many powerful people in DC, and Trump will not have political support for doing this. Depending on his margin of victory, and the state of Congress after the 2020 election, Trump may need to wait until after the 2024 election.

By experts you mean employees of the government? So what you are saying is under socialism you don't choose what kind of health care you get, the government does? Sounds wonderful. Tell me, did you eat lots of paint chips as a kid?

Ironically, the government is trying to point out the main reason of being strict to this is to minimize the case of money laundering. While on the upper hand most of the law makers from the government are doing the worse thing and that sucks.

The generations today are now seeking more of our privacy because I would rather used my personal information to the things I really needed and have willingly provided it rather than someone or somebody will be using it for their own benefits.

On the other hand tho, this is a global issue therefore other countries just follows the united laws that was created by those first class countries because they were too afraid that there might be a boycott of economic help when it comes to any crisis.

Well, the reason why having an anonymous payment method is really "no" for the governments is because it is actually a threat from their manipulation.

The governments were established to rule. So they will do their best to say being authorities. Having an anonymous payment method won't let them become an authority in each and everyone they are ruling with. Also, they are doing their best to at least protect their people by monitoring all the stuff for the good of everyone and their pockets.

Do the poor people get the absolute best health care modern technology can possibly give, as soon as possible, money no object no matter if it costs $100mm?
I highly doubt it..

How about the rich guy? Is he not allowed to have that even if he can pay for it himself?

It seems like some people are overestimating the conflict in Venezuela or simply dramatize the situation for their own benefit, which is also possible when politicians talk such things.
Right now Venezuela is a poor country that spends most part of their income that they get from oil export on paying their old debts. It doesn't seem that they can afford their own nuclear programme and tbh no one really cares about them.
The only noise in media is desperately made by US politicians blaming Venezuela for contacting with Russia like it is something bad by default.

To me, bitcoin is fungible. 1BTC = 1BTC.
The ones that were seized from Silk Road are tainted, however they also were auctioned by the US govt, so what about that taint ?
It went away and there is not a single satoshi from that pot that is considered "deviant" today.

It's the same as banknotes, really, except cash is not traceable. There is no way to avoid this as the quantity of BTC is finite and they are doomed to go in circles.

I am planning to release loaded Coldkeys in the very near future.
We will be funding them with some of the BTC that was received by our company as payments.

Well the binance hack did not even shake the over-all market unlike the recent attacks on other exchange. Instead it pushed Binance to upgrade their whole platform and tighten their security to make sure that all their users will be safer this time around.

Protectionism is only going to hurt the USA, as more and more the global market will simply bypass the country. The only net effect that can come out from this, is less and less trade for Americans, a wealth source that will move elsewhere, hopefully emerging markets.

Trump is thinking 50+ years in the past, but the world simply doesn't function like that anymore. Sure it is an opportunity for the rest of us, but i don't think Americans will enjoy these policies for long, especially when they start feeling more and more the negative effects.

As for universal income, that is only a source of inflation. If everyone suddenly has 10k every month, what you used to do with 10k will now cost 20k. Instead of dreaming of earning money without working, worry more about having plenty of jobs (or entrepreneurial opportunities) so you have a better chance to work less for more.

Over the last 16 months, as I've debated this issue around the world, every single time somebody has said to me, "I don't worry about invasions of privacy because I don't have anything to hide." I always say the same thing to them. I get out a pen; I write down my email address. I say, "Here's my email address. What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person, if you're doing nothing wrong, you should have nothing to hide." Not a single person has taken me up on that offer.

Africans are not poor as perceived by majority people in the world. The continent of Africa is blessed with alot of resources but I think the problem is effective utilization of these resources which are abundant in their natural state. Poor leadership and a sense of direction has made people think Africans are poor.

sadly, mainstream people aren't going to research his claims and debunk them. many people will take his words at face value, particularly since the media happily plays into this sort of nonsense. those are the people wright is going after---not reasonable people who are capable of seeing through his BS.

it's still not obvious to me what his endgame is. he may just be using these stunts to pump and dump BSV, which in and of itself looks like a cash grab. unfortunately, BSV supporters are going to be biased towards whatever is good for the price.