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by panarky 2560 days ago
> ad nauseam

Exactly.

Every cryptocurrency discussion is an Eternal September [0] that recycles the same, tired, 10-year-old arguments.

Pretty soon some smart guy will pop up to educate us on the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, how Bitcoin isn't "backed" by anything, or how the US dollar is "backed" by taxes and the military.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September