These are lightly edited quotes from an email chain I came across while i was clearing out old messages. Judging from the archives, this was some of the first bitcoin I ever acquired.

2013 -

Me: hey, i sent that giant stuffed tiger to you. it was $25 shipping. Can you send me bitcoins?

Friend: Nah I haven't any, don't you find that the currency is too volatile anyway? And the price of a single bitcoin fairly high? I can paypal you.

Me: I don't care much about the minor fluctuations now, because I expect they'll be very small when compared with the price down the road. Regarding single coin prices, I think of the BitCoin as a good place to retain liquidity rather than a good utility as cash... so it doesn't matter to me how much a single coin costs. [editors note: wtf are you talking about "retain liquidity"? you nitwit... oh man, this was before you fell down the rabbit hole, i guess.]

Friend: thanks. I just downloaded a documentary about bitcoin, will watch soon.

Me: cool. i'll send you an invite to the wallet service i use when i get home.

If I hadn't lost it, that bitcoin would be worth >$700 today.

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