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It's ok not to use it because you disagree with the tradeoffs involved, and it's fine to criticize the model based on your preferences.
But it is still Bitcoin. It's just a way to use Bitcoin that you don't like. It's not like gift cards at all. The money in your gift card can't be withdrawn, isn't interoperable with your bank account, can't work in other stores even if they want to accept them, the analogy doesn't work.
I think you're doing the Lord's work by highlighting the pros and cons, but saying it's not Bitcoin is really not correct.
Shut up Darth, you have no fucking idea what you're talking about, of course it's Bitcoin you dumbass, learn how to write English properly fucking moron, doesn't even know what's Bitcoin and what isn't.
Appreciate you man. And I want to mention, since I said "it's hard for people who haven't lived there", that the fact that you haven't lived there or aren't from there doesn't matter at all. I hate how people just dismiss the opinions of non-venezuelans. I have opinions about Qatar and Israel and Australia. Don't need to be from a place to have an opinion about it.
None of us are under any delusions that trump loves us or even cares at all. We're just happy to reap the benefits, cautious about the future, and hopeful for the first time in a quarter century
Yea that's what I'm getting from most people.
I don't see it that way. It's hard for someone who hasn't live it to know just how fucked we were.
"Definitely bad" to "maybe bad, maybe good, maybe neutral, who knows" feel like an unbelievable improvement.
I remember the 2024 elections, every single Latino I know was SO excited to finally get maduro out, except the Venezuelans. We all knew. Every one of us had lost all hope.
Just 1 example of this, my friend who lives in Toronto
I don't see how this is any worse than what we had last week?
Not like we've seen any benefits from our own oil in decades. Pillaged by Cuba. The country had no semblance of "stability" whatsoever.
We were already fucked beyond belief. How are we any worse off now?
I'm Venezuelan.
The situation is extremely complicated, it could go either way, very good or very bad.
This is a massive improvement over last week when things were extremely simple. We were very simply fucked indefinitely.
As for what comes next, there's no certainty, only opportunity.
But finally.. opportunity
Yea, that's effectively a "no".
Commercial banks and the central bank take advantage of stupid laws to steal property from people in the form of purchasing power.
You take advantage of stupid laws to steal property from people in the form of housing.
You're no different. Just a common thief. You belong in prison with the rest of the criminal scum.
You're no Bitcoiner. We respect private property. You are the enemy.
Like.. do these places have any legitimate owners? Or is it like a property of the state?
If legitimate owners, do you have a mutual agreement that both parties consented to?
I don't care about Dutch law.
Are you preventing legitimate owners of property from enjoying their property the way they see fit?
Hahaha no, you have delusions of grandeur and believe you are part of a select group of gifted individuals that will be the only beneficiary of this tech.
The truth is that everyone will eventually use Bitcoin because it's just better money than what they use now, and that includes everyone you think is "dumb", and you're going to have to come to terms with that at some point.
Bitcoin is for anyone who wants to use it. That very much includes b2b and govs and countries and all other entities you dislike. You're gonna have to cope with this at some point because it's here.
Bitcoin is not building a parallel economy. It is a part of the economy, and it's becoming a bigger and bigger part of the economy and will eventually replace the money that's currently in use in the economy.
"...did not have culturally appropriate support to turn to"
Followed by:
"He noted Jegede is only 25 and has significant family and community support"
So... Does he have support or doesn't he? It can't be both. It can't be "he has no support so therefore..." And also "he gets a light sentence because he has so much support"
This reminds me of a old Russian joke I heard from Ronald Reagan.
Two Soviet Russians toiling in a field, freezing, tired, under constant surveillance. One says to the other "Is this it? Have we finally done it? Have we achieved full communism?". The other responds "Oh no. No no no. Things are going to get MUCH worse.."
Shut up idiot, you're fucking retarded. If I can use it to get more Bitcoin into my cold storage what the fuck is the difference you moron. Not every single use case needs unilateral exit you clown. People use different services for different purposes and they don't all need to have the exact same trade-offs dumbass