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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoThe analogy doesn’t stretch to allowing fiat to be compared to public transport. A medium that is decimated when Trump shouts “Tariff” is not a gold standard. Fiat is only the gold standard when it is backed by actual gold.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 days agoDude, you brought the slop. Saying PoS is supporting PoW is like saying EVs support ICEs. Would you like another go at explaining how your half baked public transport analogy fits into this?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-23 days agoYou said “we need more public transport”. How does that statement map to Bitcoin?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-23 days agoWhat is the matching side of your analogy expansion? ICE is to PoW As EVs is to PoS As Public transport is to ???
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The analogy doesn’t stretch to allowing fiat to be compared to public transport.
A medium that is decimated when Trump shouts “Tariff” is not a gold standard.
Fiat is only the gold standard when it is backed by actual gold.
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Dude, you brought the slop.
Saying PoS is supporting PoW is like saying EVs support ICEs.
Would you like another go at explaining how your half baked public transport analogy fits into this?
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You said “we need more public transport”. How does that statement map to Bitcoin?
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What is the matching side of your analogy expansion?
ICE is to PoW
As
EVs is to PoS
As
Public transport is to ???
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