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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: JohnDane on August 22, 2013, 01:27 am
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Bitcoins are a giant scam. It is nothing but a giant fee generating scam for the people who mine them. The guy I met with locally sold me for an 8% free on top of the spot price. He is using his works network to mine for them, I have half a mind to call them and say something. Why can't we use moneygrams, visa prepaid cards, barter etc? Bitcoins suck, and if they had an escrow service for moneygrams the community would grow exponentially.
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Because bitcoins are not linked to your name dickhead
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Sounds like someone needs to take a basic economics class.
If bitcoins are a scam, CASH is also a scam. There is no expressed value in cash. If the economy were to collapse, cash would not be of any use than the tiny bit of heat it would give off to burn it. Bitcoins are the same way. Like any commodity exchange, the value is based on market fluctuations, volume of exchanges and a multitude of other factors. It works the same way with gold, tin, coffee and cocoa. There is no difference. I suppose one could argue that capitalism is a scam because bitcoins are literally capitalism in its purest form.
Your argument is invalid. Maybe you're trolling, maybe you're not. I don't know. If you really think bitcoins should be transformed into a traceable commodity, you should probably not be using this site at all.
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Obviously OP doesn't understand the benefits of Bitcoins, or why other currencies are not a good idea.
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Plus, there are ways of getting Bitcoin without commission fees... at least the methods I've used.
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I dont mind the 2% commision I pay everyone needs to live
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youre a damn clown lmfao. Currency is just a giant scam then ::)
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Because bitcoins are not linked to your name dickhead
+1 This totally. It's a giant scam because you're name isn't attached to them? Please understand that Bitcoins are used for more than just SR. Bitcoins can be used to buy things on the clearnet, and hell, even some physical stores will allow purchases with Bitcoins.
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I pay for my VPN with bitcoins fucking awesome things they are
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I pay for my VPN with bitcoins fucking awesome things they are
The more and more I learn about them and cryptocurrency in general just makes it more and more amazing. The fact that it can't necessarily be linked back to you, can be used as payment, and is also like a stock in a sense with a constantly changing price.
I haven't been lucky enough to get my hands on any to use them for anything, but it's an incredible creation from top to bottom
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Bitcoins are a giant scam. It is nothing but a giant fee generating scam for the people who mine them. The guy I met with locally sold me for an 8% free on top of the spot price. He is using his works network to mine for them, I have half a mind to call them and say something. Why can't we use moneygrams, visa prepaid cards, barter etc? Bitcoins suck, and if they had an escrow service for moneygrams the community would grow exponentially.
Don't blame bitcoins that you got ripped off with fees. I've gotten plenty of bitcoins either at the average price (bitcoinaverage.com) or under Mt. Gox. You need to bargain better with whomever you trade with--don't let them rape you in fees. Tell them that you should get a deal for buying with cash: they get an immediate payout and avoid the fees associated with an exchange. Stand up for yourself before you purchase anything.
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My bank balance seems to think they have real value, crazy when you actually trade them ;)
And the VPN guy beat me to it, my anonyminity says that my VPN doesn't know my name or jack shit about me cuz I pay them in BTC.
... wait a minute. Don't I buy drugs on the internet that can't be traced back to me because the form of currency used for payment has no connection to me or my personal information? BY SHIT ... I AM BUYING DRUGS ONLINE, I AM, I AM !!!
And look ... they cross all borders. Fuck your Greendot Moneypak, because the ~7.1 billlion human beings on earth don't all live in the 48 continental united states ... which is the ONLY region Greendot offers it's services, fail fail American fail.
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....lol
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this guy .
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My bank balance seems to think they have real value, crazy when you actually trade them ;)
And the VPN guy beat me to it, my anonyminity says that my VPN doesn't know my name or jack shit about me cuz I pay them in BTC.
... wait a minute. Don't I buy drugs on the internet that can't be traced back to me because the form of currency used for payment has no connection to me or my personal information? BY SHIT ... I AM BUYING DRUGS ONLINE, I AM, I AM !!!
And look ... they cross all borders. Fuck your Greendot Moneypak, because the ~7.1 billlion human beings on earth don't all live in the 48 continental united states ... which is the ONLY region Greendot offers it's services, fail fail American fail.
Hahahahahahahahaha! You make me smile in the morning!
+1 for you
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OP is the same moron who thinks vendors shouldn't be allowed to deny service to new users with no stats. What a damn idiot.
Here's the thread: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=205642.msg1478243#msg1478243
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this guy just wants attention so hear ya go
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You should probably get direct deposit from your bank account. Would be so much faster and better. As long as no one figures out who S. Road is.