That little shit Joffrey would be better than this lot. π
Nothing can threaten the good government of the commonwealth because it has never been any such thing... π
They didn't like our ancestors too much, to uppity for their liking...
In other words, it is to promote a tendency toward incompetence in the general population, which makes it easier to control.
It's malice not incompetence.
Of course it doesn't necessarily follow that once we have destroyed our ability for 40 years that we can get it back again...
De-industrialising hasn't done us any favours.
That's not quite right though is it? You may require a type of thing but not necessarily a specific thing.
Wants & needs aren't really the same thing, parts for something you already have perhaps.
Whether the method is ethical or not, you still need to produce things at home, no matter how much some politicians preach a "service economy".
That's all it is in strike, a transport layer for fiat... which is only necessary because so many won't take it directly, is that really going to change?
You still can't use it for everyday stuff here. π
This is about where in the thread you tell me to stop wasting my breath right? π
Or in the case of strike a cheaper decentralised payment network.
Are you?
To be "money" it must perform more than just being a store of value, it must also perform "currency" functions...
Just like in the good old ancient times.
But it isn't really going to is it, because the bad will drive out the good or keep it out unless the bad ceases to be accepted, even then, it never be "the only".
Now, go perform those currency functions with it & prove you can, because even in The Isle of Man that task didn't work out.
No semantics allowed.
Actually better yet, eat only what you can buy directly with it for the next three months starting tomorrow.
Why don't you go and demand the farmer down the road sell you one of his cattle for bitcoin, just randomly pick one, see what happens.
If you fail to return with one, you failed.
Jack is right, retarded.
You know what's money? Whatever the guy whose stuff you want to buy says it is. π

