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by oauea 1778 days ago
> they were just interested in convincing enough people that it was possible for long enough to get rich quickly.

A million times this. I used to be a huge bitcoin fan in the early days. It's become obvious that it's failed and will never be a usable currency. Now it's just destroying the environment as a get-rich-quick scheme for unscrupulous people.