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October 26, 2013, 05:07:58 PM
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I spoke with Jim Rickards at a conference last month, we were both speakers there. He said he's not anti-bitcoin, he just points to the risks. My impression was that he's a pragmatist. I don't know if he's libertarian but I don't think he's a big fan of the state.

so believing in Bitcoin is not being pragmatic? 

that's not right either.
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October 26, 2013, 05:16:01 PM
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The only thing he does is give arguments why bitcoin is no good. And if he points to nice qualities, it is followed with a 'but'.  

That is being anti bitcoin.
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I could not disagree more.  To me being critical is being pro-{whatever}, or is at least a strong part of it.  This means that one has taken enough of an interest to study and consider all aspects of the something.  I've got no use for slavish fan-boys of anything.  I consider some of the harshest critics of the U.S. to be the biggest patriots, for instance.


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October 26, 2013, 08:24:16 PM
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He is old...
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October 26, 2013, 09:17:42 PM
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We care what this guy thinks why?
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