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by froggy 1459 days ago
If I won a contest and the prize was the choice between 100 BTC and 1 small vial of "Thieves" essential oil, I'd take the Thieves. Why? Because it has value (excellent in my homemade mouthwash). Also I can't support something that vampires countries' worth of electricity.
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So you would take a vial of essential oil over something you could sell right now for $2,000,000?
In fact you’d be forced to sell half of it right away since you need to fund the taxes on lottery winnings.
Correct, I value doing the right thing over money. By transacting in something like that, even if for a moment, I would be accomplice to a major environmental destroyer.
No, you need to take the 100 BTC and use that to buy some books about real scams like essential oils.

Start here: https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treatment-Undeniable-Alternativ...

As Ben Bernanke said, you can fill teeth with gold.
I don't have any teeth filled with gold. It's not necessary unless you are Post Malone.