People are going to die (rant)

[Razick]

"In the long run, we are all dead." - John Maynard Keynes
Probably the smartest thing he ever said.

The context of that quote was utter stupidity. If I remember right it was a response to an argument that Keynesian policies are harmful in the long run.

[myrkul]

"In the long run, we are all dead." - John Maynard Keynes
Probably the smartest thing he ever said.

The context of that quote was utter stupidity. If I remember right it was a response to an argument that Keynesian policies are harmful in the long run.

Yeah, it was. Which makes it even more telling that this was the smartest thing he said, don't it?

[conspirosphere.tk]

"In the long run, we are all dead." - John Maynard Keynes

The long run has arrived for fiat money.

[donjoe]

Some links that might help clear things up for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_inflation (what I was talking about)

Maybe you shoud read them yourself, they might clear some things up for you as well:
"Monetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country. It usually results in price inflation"
... which I fully expect it to do given the crazy rate of BTC inflation we're seeing these days, hence I find it natural to talk directly about price inflation and not waste time distinguishing it from monetary inflation. And, as already pointed out, the BTC system has NO CONTROL over price inflation and this makes it suck as a currency.

No coin can control DEMAND for a currency

I took your phrase as "Short-term fluctuations [...] something even your MythicalCoin can't control", hence my reply.

I don't like that the Perpetual Coin is premined (initial distribution controlled by a despot)

You don't seem to have paid enough attention to Grignon's paper. It's clearly stated that Perpetual Coin is not "mined" or "distributed" at all, but serves only as a reference:
"The essential purpose of Perpetual Coin is to be the unit of value. Functionally it could just be a
definition and not need to exist as an object at all."

I'm unsure as to whether digital futures barter (the essence of CCs) can work without significant PC-based lubrication (which is, again, subject to inflation/deflation as normal).

Not sure what you mean here, but if it's based on the faulty assumption above it doesn't even matter.

The only coin that is actually used in transactions is CC and while CC is still subject to inflation/deflation, it will only fluctuate for one issuer (producer of goods and services) at a time and not hit the whole economy. The different producers on the market - who are also all issuers of their own brands of CC - are insulated from eachother's monetary policy mistakes.

[myrkul]

Some links that might help clear things up for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_inflation (what I was talking about)

Maybe you shoud read them yourself, they might clear some things up for you as well:
"Monetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country. It usually results in price inflation"
... which I fully expect it to do given the crazy rate of BTC inflation we're seeing these days,

Funny that we're seeing such a huge price DEFLATION, then, huh?

hence I find it natural to talk directly about price inflation and not waste time distinguishing it from monetary inflation. And, as already pointed out, the BTC system has NO CONTROL over price inflation and this makes it suck as a currency.

On the contrary, BTC has eliminated price inflation. Most long-term worries of the Bitcoin economy have to do with price deflation, and the (very real) problems that it poses (if it's severe enough, which I don't anticipate that it will be). Severe price inflation typically occurs when a money supply is inflated beyond the capacity of the market. This devalues the currency, causing prices to rise. Since Bitcoin has, as I said, a known, predictable rate of monetary inflation, and this rate is set to slow and stop, again predictably, price inflation is not a problem I expect to ever have to worry about, unless demand for BTC drops precipitously, which, given the current socio-politico-economic climate, I don't see happening.

No coin can control DEMAND for a currency

I took your phrase as "Short-term fluctuations [...] something even your MythicalCoin can't control", hence my reply.

Maybe you should read the whole sentence, then, you'll get a better idea of what I'm actually saying than if you read the first phrase and then just skip to the end. Here, try again:

Short-term fluctuations in price are mostly due to demand for the currency itself, something even your MythicalCoin can't control

That middle part is important, skip it at your own peril.

[Qoheleth]

I don't like that the Perpetual Coin is premined (initial distribution controlled by a despot)

You don't seem to have paid enough attention to Grignon's paper. It's clearly stated that Perpetual Coin is not "mined" or "distributed" at all, but serves only as a reference:
"The essential purpose of Perpetual Coin is to be the unit of value. Functionally it could just be a
definition and not need to exist as an object at all."

No, I was paying attention. He talks at the beginning about selling PCs at a price determined by a basket of world currencies (held in trust to be redeemed if the holder so decides). And later on, he talks about PCs being the only suitable coin in the system for long-term savings (since CCs demur).

PCs may not be the instrument of trade 99% of the time, but they definitely exist, and whatever their final value, the initial distribution and guaranteed face value is handled by the "trust" (a monopoly).

I'm unsure as to whether digital futures barter (the essence of CCs) can work without significant PC-based lubrication (which is, again, subject to inflation/deflation as normal).

Not sure what you mean here, but if it's based on the faulty assumption above it doesn't even matter.

The only coin that is actually used in transactions is CC and while CC is still subject to inflation/deflation, it will only fluctuate for one issuer (producer of goods and services) at a time and not hit the whole economy. The different producers on the market - who are also all issuers of their own brands of CC - are insulated from eachother's monetary policy mistakes.

This is what I was sort of misunderstanding when I first read it - I didn't "get" how CCs were tied to their PC face value. I've got some other confusions about the whole design, but I feel like I understand how CCs are used for trade a little better than I did the first time through. Mainly I'm worried about fungibility (all CCs are not created equal, and you accept CCs that are not current at the risk that nobody but the issuer will recognize them).

[Vandroiy]

Not sure about suicides, but this bubble will end like all other bubbles: a lot of ruin for a lot of people.

Yup.

And fat returns for the old-timers who sold a few.

That's what I find so weird: I doubt even 20% of the people buying in now will come out of this okay if a bust comes. They're at more than tenfold the risk former Bitcoiners were at. Why do this? If someone buys BTC for speculation, how about doing it at 5 dollars, or 14 if you're slow, but >200? Smart money whoo.

[myrkul]

Not sure about suicides, but this bubble will end like all other bubbles: a lot of ruin for a lot of people.

Yup.

And fat returns for the old-timers who sold a few.

That's what I find so weird: I doubt even 20% of the people buying in now will come out of this okay if a bust comes. They're at more than tenfold the risk former Bitcoiners were at. Why do this? If someone buys BTC for speculation, how about doing it at 5 dollars, or 14 if you're slow, but >200? Smart money whoo.

20 years from now, you're going to wish you could buy a bitcoin for $200.

[Gordonium]

20 years from now, you're going to wish you could buy a bitcoin for $200.

This.

[Minor Miner]

Not sure about suicides, but this bubble will end like all other bubbles: a lot of ruin for a lot of people.

Yup.

And fat returns for the old-timers who sold a few.

That's what I find so weird: I doubt even 20% of the people buying in now will come out of this okay if a bust comes. They're at more than tenfold the risk former Bitcoiners were at. Why do this? If someone buys BTC for speculation, how about doing it at 5 dollars, or 14 if you're slow, but >200? Smart money whoo.

20 years from now, you're going to wish you could buy a bitcoin for $200.

20 years from now $200 will get you 0.002 BTC

[shamntalk]

20 years from now, you're going to wish you could buy a bitcoin for $200.

This.

This is crazy talk, yes.

[myrkul]

20 years from now, you're going to wish you could buy a bitcoin for $200.

This.

This is crazy talk, yes.

Why, because you don't think Bitcoin will be worth that much, or you don't think the dollar will be around anymore?

[shamntalk]

OP here. I hate to say it... but told you so.

Guess what? The reddit forum is full of 'you should not have invested more than you could have afforded', as well as 'oh well, I only had 300 bucks in there, half of which I mined'.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1c51ck/i_think_this_subreddit_should_seriously_consider/

[Gordonium]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC 

[TiagoTiago]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC 

In at the very most a month or so (probably much sooner) they should be able to at least fully pay the loan+interests back.

[Newscastix]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC 

In at the very most a month or so (probably much sooner) they should be able to at least fully pay the loan+interests back.

IF they didn't sell...

That's why i always tell: you only lose if you sell below the buy price...

[SuperHakka]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC 

In at the very most a month or so (probably much sooner) they should be able to at least fully pay the loan+interests back.

so how much did you borrow then? only highly experienced traders should be trading on margin on an asset like bitcoin.

[TiagoTiago]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC  

In at the very most a month or so (probably much sooner) they should be able to at least fully pay the loan+interests back.

so how much did you borrow then? only highly experienced traders should be trading on margin on an asset like bitcoin.

I don't think you're quoting the right person...either that or you need to work on your reading comprehension...

[alexh]

Im sure there are a lot of people who lost bigtime today.

[Gordonium]

I am little scared for the people who told that they took huge loans to purchase BTC 

In at the very most a month or so (probably much sooner) they should be able to at least fully pay the loan+interests back.

so how much did you borrow then? only highly experienced traders should be trading on margin on an asset like bitcoin.

I didn't borrow any thing. I said that I am scared for the people who did that.