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    Yes, the dollar is, as all currencies are incredibly volatile in times of crisis. No shit.

    Bitcoin has, as I said, never been stable. It’s not even designed to be stable. Week over week, in general economic times, the dollar has the same value. You simply cannot say the same about Bitcoin. Again, this is why most advocates of Bitcoin are happy to volunteer how much money they’ve made investing in it.

    Unless you are a high-end currencies trader, people generally don’t talk about how much richer they are in Euros this week than they were last week. Because that’s not how currencies are supposed to work.

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        Cool meme and all, but the fact that you yourself are talking about when someone should or shouldn’t invest in bitcoin just proves my point. That’s the opposite of stability. People don’t regularly move their savings from dollars to euros and back depending on which is worth more.

        Good for you for getting rich on your investment opportunity though. I’m sure that’s very nice for you.

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          You couldn’t find the point if it was layed out cleanly before you, as I clearly explained it is not currently what it very easily could become, and also that it is virtually no long term risk even in its current state.

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            Yes, I know, you expect a pyramid scheme where somehow magically enough people invest in bitcoin that it no longer is an investment opportunity and it becomes a currency.

            At which point, all the people who used it as an investment opportunity and don’t care about the whole ideology behind it dump it and switch to a different investment opportunity.

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              Lmao, wut?

              Either you don’t understand what pyramid scheme means of you think theres some tiered shadow organization promoting bitcoin. Either way you’re an idiot.

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                It was a metaphor, but since you’ve decided that you can make credible pro-bitcoin arguments with memes and insults, I don’t think we need to go further.

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                  With how fervent the guy is about arguing for the stability and benefits of Bitcoin, I suspect he has a sizeable investment in it.

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                    With the way you defend the USD, I suspect you have a sizeable investment in it.

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                    You say that as if there is any alternative. There is already one major decentralized currency used around the world, like it or not.

                    I can’t even mock you for choosing the alternative because there isn’t any.