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by anythingdude321 2053 days ago
software people in stable states have had a hard time understanding why bitcoin could be valuable. consider that the dollar may not be desirable for such transactions in the future if its basis is unstable (not uncommon in many countries around the world). when you consider the instability of the US government of late, we must agree that there is a non-zero probability of confidence in the dollar diminishing significantly. multiply this probability times what you think the price of bitcoin would be in such a world. that's why people want bitcoin.