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I'll pitch in and say, ripple is very confusing.
That's about the best I can say about it.
That is all.
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I'm pretty sure there was another topic about this. The short answer is, no, if the group behind the NWO is trying to amass control, Bitcoin is the opposite of what they want. They want something closer to what the banks are using, which is, money they have full control over, not an open source coin with a bunch of different alts that nobody can control without forking it and creating a new coin. Your neighbor Steve could make his own SteveCoin--what's this got to do with the NWO?
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Noticed a really strange trend on the Ripple Giveaway thread; a lot of the members posting there have exactly 6 posts (enough to get out of the newbie forum), and were all registered around the same dates back in '11, despite making their first posts today. What's up with that? Someone made a bunch of accounts for occasions such as this?  |
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Government: Protecting you from yourself.
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Hooray for artists  |
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do anybody read other people's comment?
I feel like these thread are only for newbies to post their 5 firsts posts to get out of the newbie forum.
I never read them. |
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*puts on tinfoil hat*
In NWO conspiracy theories, the big bank, THE bank, mother bank, World Bank, Bank of Earth, will want us to adopt their money that they issue for the entire world to use. They will have full control over it and the world will be indebted to them, and everyone will slave away to earn it and spend it. This is the ultimate centralized currency, the one you should fear, and the one you reference in the OP.
Bitcoin is the exact opposite. It's the ultimate decentralized currency, and this is the one we need to get popular, not fiat. If ever there is a centralized world currency, I would avoid it like plague.
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What they said if EVERYONE was using BTC, the price would be incredibly high, because everyone would want it. Since it can be divided several times, it's nothing to worry about. |
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Hey, I just read this
and this sounds crazy
but here's my verdict:
Sounds kinda shady.
How did I miss this lol  Also, escrow. I wouldn't waive escrow if I was trading with Jesus Hernandez Christ himself. John's pretty reputable, why not him? Anyone can say they trust themselves more than anyone, but that only really works if you're trading with your alter ego. |
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It's not just creepy, it's sad. OP, maybe it's time to pick up a hobby And no, Black Ops doesn't count. |
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This isn't really the direction I intended to go. I was talking about the way votes are counted, the winner-take-all approach that keeps us locked in a two party system. Alternative systems have been proposed that allow voters to vote for more than one candidate, so they can simultaneously vote for the third party of their choice while simultaneously hedging against their less-preferred major party.
But, if that's what you guys want to talk about go ahead. One problem I see (and this is also a problem with bitcoin) is that the average person isn't very savvy when it comes to computer security. If a private key is the only means of authentication used in the system, then a considerable number of people will have theirs stolen. You would need some degree of centralization in order to assign the keys, and to provide multiple forms of authentication. However, the advantage of using a crypto-solution is that the blockchain would provide a public record of votes, for more transparency.
I'm not really sure that direct democracy is really that preferable to the current system. What's the advantage? Normal people are just as selfish and short-sighted as elected officials. I guess you could say it would stop politicians from passing bad policies to enrich themselves, but plenty of bad policies get passed for populist reasons. Special interests would still be able to lobby just by targeting the population directly.
If a direct democracy won't work, and communism won't work, and socialism won't work, only thing we got left is no gov at all. Unless someone wants to invent something nobody's heard of, but, I'm pretty sure by now we're at the end of the road when it comes to forms of government. All that's left are the many flavors of what we know. |
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Naysayers gonna say nay  |
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The only fair system of voting is one where 100% of people agree on where their money is spent.
Otherwise you need systems for robbing people and the tyrannical side of government grows from there.
Good point My gov teacher explained it well, "Politics has no right or wrong. It is simply who gets what and how much; you rob Peter to pay Paul." |
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I love this man's work. I'll be sure to send some coins his way |
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Suppose you could guarantee that each person would get exactly one vote in a direct digital democracy.
Would you really want a system where 51% of the people could pass propositions such as "Every computer must run Microsoft Windows"?
Sounds more of an issue with a society of stupid people than an issue with the system itself It'd be like blaming BTC for Silk Road; people do what they want with it, it's just a tool. And if a society really wanted to (and fail miserably at that) enforce a law which required computers to run one operating system, they have way worse issues than having the ability to push a topic like that in fruition. That's a neon red flag right there if Microsoft got a monopoly on OS, and if a society can't realize why it would be a terrible law to pass, I'd rather not live with them to begin with. |
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Hi all,
Dave from Australia here. Only heard about bitcoins about a week ago. Now interested in getting to know more and I'm also involved in a new business that only uses bitcoins. Have found people starting it are new to bitcoins so really need some people that are more familiar to help them. Some good opportunities to sell coins and make more as well. I wont post any more about it now but hopefully will later when I have some more rights
Uh huh. Please tell me more about this pyramid scheme business named after bitcoin (yes it is, Dave. Yes it is.) which apparently does nothing but give out memberships for said business. I mean really, if you're going to offer a service, the first thing you should mention is the service. But you really can't, because there aren't going to be any services.  It's just a club. Posh. But useless all the same.  Says it all. There's Dave way up top. |
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I'm gonna need the entire Bitcoin community to lend my forehead their palms for this one.
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I posted a topic recently on here about the exact same thing (although Akka's system is much more detailed than I was able to figure out.) I don't believe it's a technical issue, it's a problem getting people on board. You have to make it simple so the general public can easily pick up on what it's about; save the technical side for later. The more people advocate a direct democracy (not my favorite type of gov, but a gigantic leap in the right direction for democratic countries), the more the snowflake will roll down the hill. Nowadays it's something to laugh at when someone points out how politicians are corrupt liars, because it's so painfully obvious. Nobody talks about a new and improved system tho, and most would be extremely interested in an alternative.
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Mostly trying to not deal with the US shiatty policy of making all the "citizens" indentured servants in perpetuity and harassing them out of the international banking scene.
This. Pretty much the reason why anything is going wrong with America; they keep thinking they can regulate everything to go their way, and it just kills whatever it touches. |
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Hey everyone I am currently working on a new BTC Bank, I am looking for donations to help in making the bank. Thanks all
I'm in, what's your BTC address? But wait, you should know all the joy you will experience by investing in the Bank of The Iron Cross! - Exhorbitant Fees! That's right, 5% base user fee, 2% transaction fee! But don't donate yet, there's MORE! - He's going to use YOUR bitcoins as HIS capital to become a moneylender! No stress for you, though, since he has no intention of paying you interest for providing him with capital! Put that mouse down, potential investor! THERE"S STILL MORE! - His servers will be "really really secure!" even though he can't say how he intends to GUARANTEE security or insure deposits. Now aren't you glad you waited?! Go ahead and send that donation! Kiss your BTC goodbye and cry into your pillow afterwards. Should offer a free pillow to cry into for every donation over 10 BTC |
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