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by tablespoon 1529 days ago
> If it has a $2T market cap and people are actually using it for that usecase, what the fuck are you arguing then?

Market cap doesn't mean squat here. The one use case that cryptocurrency has satisfied is being a speculative investment.

If some true-believer dude claims he's actually carting around brick-bux in a wheelbarrow and that it's great for buying things (and maybe occasionally actually making a transaction), that doesn't actually mean it's a good choice for that use case. It just means that guy isn't making very good decisions (or is dishonest).

> But like I said before, these kinds of discussions are totally useless.

No. There's quite a lot of utility in disputing BS, because that has a chance of eventually making it go away.

> You don't get the usecase, fine, no problem, move on already, there is no point of discussing this any longer.

I do understand the use case, I just think the application of cryptocurrency to it is BS. If you think there's no point discussing it, you're welcome to stop.