• ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 hours ago

    My friend tried to convince me to get into bitcoin early and I didn’t bother, I thought it was just a fad, like my mom “investing” in Beanie Babies.

    He spent all his on drugs before the price took off though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      10 hours ago

      The problem with statements like “If you invested in Bitcoin back in 2009 you’d be rich now” is that you’d have to be clairvoyant to actually know that back then. And if you’re clairvoyant, the lottery offers a better return on investment than bitcoin.

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        2 hours ago

        Hm wat? It’s obvious that something useful and scarce will always go up against money a central bank can create out of thin air.

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        6 hours ago

        In fact saying stuff like this is literally like seeing the winning lottery numbers on the telly and thinking, if only I played those numbers two days ago.