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by desumeku 475 days ago
Quantum research is nothing but a scam designed to extract grant money and pump share values higher until they can actually factor a number larger than 21 using Shor's algorithm. They did that in 2012. Everything since then has been smoke and mirrors. For as much as you want to call Bitcoin a scam, you're relying on an incredibly more obvious one in your hatred of it.

Additionally, El Salvador is only "dropping" bitcoin (officially) because they are being economically pressured by the IMF. So much for sovereignty for the little guy and democracy (he WAS elected, you know?).
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snailmailstare 475 days ago
I find the scientific community that is either researching or confused by quantum phenomenon to be a lot more legitimate than the financial community who are either researching or confused by blockchain.
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desumeku 475 days ago
Bitcoin price, 2012: $13.50

Largest number factored with Shor's algorithm, 2012: 21

Bitcoin price, 2025: $90,000

Largest number factored with Shor's algorithm, 2025: 21

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snailmailstare 475 days ago
Bitcoins price 1818: $0 Largest number factored with Shor's algorithm, 1818: 0 Bicoins price 1920: $0 Largest number factored with Shor's algorithm, 1920: 0

Point of numerology: 0

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desumeku 475 days ago
I don't have to rebuke this, do I? This is a pretty miserable reply.
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snailmailstare 475 days ago
AI winter means ChatGPT is a figure of our collective imagination or that past performance doesn't predict future returns or the rate of scientific developments?

Maybe you have a real thought on that instead of an arbitrary comparison of numbers that don't really relate.. I.e. Quantum research investment would be at least be a faith number that says something about the number of believers in something. What that has to do with the possibility that it falls apart I don't know.

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desumeku 475 days ago
Yeah, I have a real thought: QC is a scam, and you're buying into it. Not much more than that.

If you want to put this to an empirical test, you should buy $10 worth of quantum computing stock and $10 of bitcoin and see which performs better over the next 10 years.

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