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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoGold can exist physically, cryptocurrency cannot.
minus-squareHumanOnEarth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoJust realized this is an extremely poor argument anyway…maybe “does not” instead of “cannot” will be helpful in understanding.
minus-squareHumanOnEarth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 hours agoSo it’s made of fairy dust, got it
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWhat a wild thing to say about gold when you’re arguing in favor of cryptocurrency.
minus-squareHumanOnEarth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 hours agoIt would be wild, if that’s what actually happened Edit: Do you have a charity picked out? Or shall I just go ahead and buy more Bitcoin?
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoFairy dust, don’t be ridiculous. It’s Pixie dust. Let me ask you this. If the hard drive that contains the private keys for your wallet is melted down to a liquid and allowed to cool, what is the value of that hard drive? What would be the value of a gold coin given the same treatment?
minus-squareHumanOnEarth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI answered your question so maybe you’ll do me the honour of answering mine. If someone breaks into your house and steals your gold coins, what value do they have to you? If it burns down, how much will it cost to recoup all your gold back into a manageable, tradeable form?
minus-squareHumanOnEarth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoYes, you’re correct. A melted hard drive would not have the same value as a gold coin melted down. What is your point?
Gold can exist physically, cryptocurrency cannot.
Just realized this is an extremely poor argument anyway…maybe “does not” instead of “cannot” will be helpful in understanding.
So it’s made of fairy dust, got it
What a wild thing to say about gold when you’re arguing in favor of cryptocurrency.
It would be wild, if that’s what actually happened
Edit: Do you have a charity picked out? Or shall I just go ahead and buy more Bitcoin?
Fairy dust, don’t be ridiculous. It’s Pixie dust.
Let me ask you this. If the hard drive that contains the private keys for your wallet is melted down to a liquid and allowed to cool, what is the value of that hard drive?
What would be the value of a gold coin given the same treatment?
I answered your question so maybe you’ll do me the honour of answering mine.
If someone breaks into your house and steals your gold coins, what value do they have to you?
If it burns down, how much will it cost to recoup all your gold back into a manageable, tradeable form?
Yes, you’re correct. A melted hard drive would not have the same value as a gold coin melted down.
What is your point?