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Callie1979

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44. You just called gold useless & then described some of its uses.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #32)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 02:42 PM

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I mean, come on.

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Which is why its useless as actual currency. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #40

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Totally agree - it is not a good currency right now hueymahl 8 hrs ago #64

I'd say you should always have a good supply of cash on hand. Callie1979 8 hrs ago #67

LOL...you assuming someone selling a $35K car has it paid off Bengus81 11 hrs ago #56

It's like using shells or any other token, as long as there is trust it works. The electricity/cryptography is trust Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #6

Except that bitcoin will NEVER be stable enough to be usable as an actual currency William Seger 16 hrs ago #12

All currencies are based on trust, whether it's the full faith and credit of whatever country, piles of gold, etc. Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #13

Two things you want from a currency: stability and universal acceptance William Seger 16 hrs ago #14

Depends on how you define stability hueymahl 14 hrs ago #20

I define stability as NOT being like this: William Seger 13 hrs ago #27

But what does a bitcoim actually have to KEEP that trust DonCoquixote 14 hrs ago #26

Why does any currency have value? hueymahl 12 hrs ago #41

And when the BTC algorithm gets cracked, what will you have then? Callie1979 12 hrs ago #43

that is a theoretical risk with quantum computers coming online hueymahl 12 hrs ago #47

So we're to trust an "asset" invented by someone no one knows, Callie1979 12 hrs ago #53

Strong cryptography that says those bitcoins belong to you, like your bank says those dollars are yours Blues Heron 7 hrs ago #68

But.... moose65 9 hrs ago #61

Your bank account is just a number on a ledger. The value is in the cryptography. Blues Heron 7 hrs ago #69

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No, I want everyone to do well hueymahl 12 hrs ago #39

If you believe cryptocurrency is a good investment but real currency is not... William Seger 8 hrs ago #65

But it would also allow rogue governments like Russia & china to get away with MORE Callie1979 12 hrs ago #42

Banks are already adapting hueymahl 12 hrs ago #50

You forgot to mention a salient point: FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #23

No currency token is worth anything by itself. they are bits of plastic or paper or cheap alloys. Blues Heron 13 hrs ago #32

You just called gold useless & then described some of its uses. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #44

When was the last time you got a gold coin in your change? Blues Heron 12 hrs ago #49

"Coin" wasnt one of the uses. Industry uses a LOT of gold. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #52

As a token of exchange it is pretty useless to you or me, except as decoration. Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #54

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The common denominator is the dollar is being devalued hueymahl 12 hrs ago #45

The only way anyone would "lose everything" in '08 is if they SOLD. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #46

I was specifically comparing it to the tech bubble in the late 90's not the housing loan fiasco in '07 Cheezoholic 10 hrs ago #59

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Both. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #48

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Gonna be interesting when the BTC algorithm is cracked. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #37

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