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by jacobsimon 3081 days ago
I see what you did there
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The difference is that railroads actually had utility outside of illegal transactions.
Private transactions between sovereign individuals globally and instantly.
How many sovereign individuals are there in the world though? Surely less than 200.
I can dream that it may reach a point where everybody is.
Follow up: blockchain mania 2010-2020