Langan is outside of his expertise.
That's always true.
His only expertise is in drinking. He's accomplished nothing of value in his entire miserable (literally, not an insult) life.
- edit * - ok, he did accidentally accomplish something of value - he's the poster child for IQ in no way equaling intelligence nor competence.
This is a great conversation! As it is certainly off-topic to the OP at this point, would you consider continuing it over on the community I created specifically for the discussion of such topics?
I'll create a post there to discuss it further, or you are free to, if you are game!
This will only work if it's legal, otherwise there won't be any exchange rate to manipulate.
There will be de-facto. In either case, wether they make it illegal or devalue it to nothing - the end result is the same. What once you could trade for the goods and services you require, now you cannot. When made illegal, people who have it and stubbornly still BELIEVE in its value will try to use it - and the few (if any) who accept it will automatically devaluate it for the risk and acknowledgement that it isn't worth much, if anything, after having been made illegal.
Funny how anti-crypto people always change the narrative.
I'm not anti-crypto, I'm anti fiction, slavery, manipulation, and delusion. Crypto is exactly the same as the fiat money it is backed by, and for the same reasons. It's just another con/shell game dude.
Why do you fear the one thing you can actually verify is safe and won't fuck you over?
Because I recognize why it isn't safe. Beyond the mathematics, I understand the gold machine and the ignorant [evil] slavers who built it and why. As long as there is a centralized banking system (with guns/armies), it doesn't matter what kind of currency you try to switch to. You can delude yourself to believe that crypto isn't just another meaningless casino chip, but you are dead wrong.
An asteroid is already reported to hit Earth in 2029, on a friday the 13th
Now hear me out, because what I'm going to say is going to sound crazy - but it is correct. There is no "outer space" of any kind, and if there were it would violate many well established scientific laws. Chicken little is a fictional story for children. The sky is not going to fall and kill us all. That's stupid.
Please join us on the community I created specifically to discuss such topics if you are interested in discussing, disagreeing, or exploring further!
Otherwise I enjoyed your post! Thanks!
Majority willingly injected themselves with unknown garbage, despite all our warnings, so why do you care about them?
Because they are my family, and they are unwitting and unwilling slaves. I have both pity and love for them. Even to my ignorant [evil] enemy the slavers, I likewise have that same pity and love (for they are also my family, and unwitting and unwilling slaves). If they had any idea of the world they are keeping us (all, including them) from, they would weep for the rest of eternity (and perhaps that shall be their punishment).
Many things make you criminal. That's the point of all that laws and rulings they made for us.
Agreed.
So what?
They tend not to be so forgiving or lenient when it comes to "f*ing with the till".
And that will mean that your wealth will spread among your friends and will not be stolen by corporations, government, IRS or other bastards.
Yes, and as long as your friends have PHYSICALLY (now, or very soon) everything you will ever need - that could work for a while. The casino chips of crypto are going to return to valueless bits when the "clock strikes midnight". They must be converted to physical asset/commodity immediately - in my view. Having what was, say, a million in virtual currency will not make you super rich in comparison to your friend who only has five - because the bits will be valueless and all you will actually have are the physical commodities and your skills to barter with, and likewise with them unless you stick with the slavers currency as they will, and are, force us to do.
We use cash, barter, crypto, whatever we like, not them.
Agreed. Except the crypto will likely become valueless/devalued soon, as the cash currently is - but far worse. They will not accept being cut out of the "deal", because their greed and hubris is insatiable and bottomless - matched only by their ignorance [evil] and heartlessness.
Find friends, do the real things, don't let your wealth to be stolen from your community.
Easier said than done, but I once again agree - wholeheartedly. That makes our (personal) world MUCH smaller, but I (personally) can live with that. Most people I know, cannot and will not.
In my county banknotes is even not a currency. It is representation of Russian currency existence.
Same/similar in mine. Our currency is merely paper with no backing or connection to physical reality. The "gold machine", they call it.
There is tools in your hands - just use them for your own profit, not their. And just ignore what they tell you about money.
I agree, but crypto is not the sound investment. Nor is fiat currency. Anything that can be legislated/whim-ed away with a twitch of the banker's nose and is controlled, one way or another, directly by them. It is clear the bells are ringing, and it is time to have real commodities of use instead, not fictional bits or colored toilet paper currency.
I always ignore them when it comes to money (economics is a scam), but few people are strong enough to do that and to face the societal/economic consequences of doing so.
Anyway, nice talking with you!
Rise your own VPN. VPN that is not completely controlled by you is not a VPN at all.
Difficult, but not impossible. Infeasible for the vast majority.
Yes. That's the point.
I don't have your faith. You believe that people will be able to "stand up" and continue to use this "currency" when to do so makes you a criminal. They won't. Just watch.
Choose your "others" carefully. Don't fall to bells and whistles. It is not as hard as you think.
I generally agree with this, but it will only allow local trade with close friends (and you have to hope they aren't feds or sell out to save their ass :()
In that scenario your bits are only worth what they have to trade for them, and the only thing you will have to back them up are your physical commodities, likewise. You are back to the barter system, and the bits are devalued and worthless. You don't seem to understand what paper currency is, or what it is for. It is the ghost of money, and cryptocurrency is the digital essence of the ghost of money.
Use VPN or other things to not allow them to find you.
People who trust their vpn's, paid or not - are idiots.
It does offer SOME protection, but if they want you (i.e. you are doing something flagrant and/or abnormal) they are going to get your VPN and then your ISP to snitch (as a general rule).
Sure you can daisy chain them, try to go through a nation that doesn't keep logs etc. etc. The cat and mouse game is largely for show, and obfuscation is not security.
Quit that deadloop.
You can only do that if your worthless bits (just like the worthless paper they are backed by) are accepted as trade by another. Those others, as well as you, are going to get the screws put to you. You are fish in a barrel.
Who cares? They banned torrents, so what? Torrents works perfectly being "banned".
It depends on where you live. If you use torrent protocol (and no vpn), you are automatically flagged and usually contacted by your isp for piracy and litigation. Many peoples lives have been ruined. Torrent still exists, but using it more or less immediately flags you - and vpn's are also not "your friends".
You can't devaluate something when you don't control emission.
You can by exchange rate. Those are not set by "the market" my friend, and when the regulations hit - that exchange market will be equally controlled as all others are for financial fraud/theft purposes.
Bits are only worth anything because these governments allow them to be. But it doubtful that will go on for much longer (as this is clearly the prelude to).
Ignore that laws.
It is our duty to ignore unjust and illegal laws, in my country - but another saying in my country is "tell it to the judge" - and unfortunately that one trumps our liberties and laws :(
what is the problem?
They take all your assets, go after family members for the debt, and/or throw your ass in prison [rape tank]. Not a good time :(
It's not a strawman, it's called sarcasm. Do you feel me?
nothing could be done about it by government or any other authority.
Totally!
Well, except for banning it, devaluating it, blocking the protocol and use of it, prosecuting anyone who violates those laws by stiff financial penalty which MUST be paid in the currency of their choosing.
But aside from all that (and SO much more), there's totally nothing they can do! It's untouchable!
Yeah guys!
Can't we all just blindly believe that bitcoin (and all other cryptocurrency) is untouchable and like, totally for sure safe?!
Don't doubt! Just believe!
They had mentioned that it had recently doubled, 4 to 8 certainly satisfies that. And 8 (rounded to 10 in everyones mind) is guaranteed to scare more than 3, and probably why they reported 3.
I heard it was 3%, though was recently doubled (from 1.5%).
I don't care enough to validate the figure though. Just a rumor.
This belongs on c/funny.
In what way is this a conspiracy?
In war and pride/nationalism there are no "good guys" except those who refuse to march. They are often slaughtered for refusing.
Yes, it is largely einstein's (and more importantly the substantial money and advertising behind him) fault.
Time cannot be manipulated in any way. It is incredibly stupid to think that a refrigerator is a time machine.
they become insane causing them to make even stupider decisions.
I agree.
Archons are just good examples of this.
I see no evidence of any archons (or other supernatural speculations), nor need for them to exist to explain what we observe.
As we can see our Justice System is run off of ignorance which is why the criminals don’t get rehabilitated.
Correct, and the prison guards/wardens and police are the cause (well, really the slavers who fund and profit from that system, but I digress).
Pretty good! Below are a few corrections, but by no means the only ones!
Ignorance is the root of all evil, not "archons" or "insanity". You shouldn't attribute to malice (or worse, supernatural superstition) what can be easily explained by stupidity.
Also natural law exists, and is enforced by nature/god. Police are merely abusers, and have no place in the society to come (much like they don't currently, beyond being willful soldiers for humanity's enemy, against society)
There is no time, that is a mere human concept with no reality.
There is only now. There is no past to go back to, nor future to return from.
It's all fairy tales and fiction for children. Sorry.
Although apology accepted.
Most excellent!
Did you rage on the other reply, if only for a minute?
No, I didn't "rage" on any of your comments, including the original to the OP. I was disappointed by your initial response to your critic because of the ad hominem, and sought only to help and perhaps suss out your motives/reasoning for doing so.
After a lifetime of verbal abuse and practice, I am more or less immune to ad hominem. It was not always this way! And I am no saint, and sometimes lose my shit like all the rest of us (despite best efforts).
Believe me it's not a gift when it's a curse.
I hear that! We all have our burdens to bare, but it can help immeasurably when we share the load - together. Many hands make light(er) work!
You are the dumbest stupidest retard there is.
Perhaps. Who's to say, and how can you tell? Is it simply because I've continued to discuss with you?
You're also a hypocrite.
Sadly, we all are - brother or sister. All we can do is try to recognize it and do better!
I hate your type.
You might like me, once you got to know me! Regardless, hate is blinding you! Try to get control of your emotions and avoid giving into it!
You aren't talking about the topic.
That's true.
You are abusing me.
My sincere apologies for your experience. I am only trying to help you to communicate your ideas and respond to the criticism of others more effectively; out of sincere love and empathy. I have struggled with my emotions as well!
Because he attacked me.
IF they attacked anything, they attacked your thought - not you! Even if they had attacked you, don't use that as a excuse to become worse, as they are goading you into!
I don't need to be anything for you. Why do I need to be anything for you. I don't fucko.
I completely agree! It must be your decision, and I only supplied earnest advice which you are, of course, free to ignore. I did it in the hopes that it would benefit you, not to abuse or troll. My apologies in any case, for contributing to your experience.
You don't make me look bad.
And I would not seek to! I only meant to help. Please accept my earnest apology.
I don't know.
Initially I was quite convinced they were a shill, because they used the shill playbook.
It's still the most likely answer, but just in case it wasn't and they were really just an emotionally inflamed "child".... I thought I'd give a whirl to trying to earnestly communicate!
I had to explain it again.
You didn't have to explain anything. Not the first time, and not subsequent times!
Or are you his little tranny nut sack?
Anger only blinds you, brother or sister. I am not protecting them, nor discussing any individual perspective. I am criticizing your decision to spit insult and explaining why if you want to do better you ought to avoid ad hominem and get control over your emotions!
My emotions dumbass are fuck right off.
This is precisely my point! This is not an effective way to communicate with others. Try to do better, if you can! Your emotions are getting in your way, sincerely.
Where he insinuated I was dumb. Read it. You fucking retard.
That may be, but doesn't justify your actions. I certainly did not read or interpret that in their comment. What part do you think insinuated you were dumb?
Please try to remember that we ALL have stupid thoughts, and that there is no shame (and great benefit, beyond that) in recognizing that, nor insult against YOU (the thinker) when others find your's stupid and tell you so (which they did not!)
He also down voted me. An attack.
Hardly! Downvotes are a badge of honor, wear them with pride!
Also, this is precisely what I mean by getting control of your emotions. Because someone treats you poorly is not a reason to act like they do! Don't let them make you worse (misery loves company...)!
I didn't attack him.
You immediately attacked them (the thinker, by ad hominem) in response to their comment to you though (which did not attack you, although I appreciate that this was your experience).
I defended myself.
I recognize that, however it wasn't YOU who was being "attacked" or criticized. It was your thoughts! If you want to defend your thoughts, and disagree with theirs - you should do that! Not devolve to mindless insult and abandon the topic and communication! Right?
+1
He's no ken burns. He's more like the anti-ken burns. Where ken burns tries to document and often bores as a result, stone seeks to convince and entertain.
That said, his people's history was great and well worth watching.
Ukraine on fire is a weird one / outlier. He is certainly pushing the "US is responsible" angle, but doesn't come out and say it himself. The take away I got from a single viewing was that ukraine is a really f*ed up / fractured place and has been for a while. He didn't "document" any of the organized crime, "russian bride" syndicate, us biolabs, or jewish israeli organ harvesting - for a few examples. What he intentionally left out is certainly meaningful, and perhaps more meaningful than what he left in.