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Aethernal McAwesome · 6d
In 2009 I started mining #Bitcoin with a brand new Radeon HD4870. I barely knew what Bitcoin actually was and had absolutely no idea what it would become. I was just a teenager gamer with a high-end G...
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Dude, stop. Monero doesn't need your fictional history to look good. Every single detail in this story is historically, technically, and mathematically impossible.

There's no GPU mining in 2009. Bitcoin was strictly CPU-mined using Satoshi's original client (which was strictly CPU-bound) in 2009. The first GPU mining code wasn't developed until mid-to-late 2010 by Laszlo Hanyecz and ArtForz. Your Radeon HD 4870 was doing absolutely zero Bitcoin mining in 2009.

There's no pools or 0.6 BTC block rewards. Mining pools didn't exist until Slush Pool launched in late December 2010. Everyone was solo-mining. You either hit a block and received a full 50 BTC reward, or you got 0 BTC. You couldn't "trickle-mine" 0.6 BTC over a few months.

Your math makes zero sense. 0.6 BTC being "less than $100" implies Bitcoin was priced around $150+. In 2009, Bitcoin had no market price. When New Liberty Standard published the first exchange rate in October 2009, $1.00 USD bought you 1309 BTC. Bitcoin didn't cross $100 until 2013.

Monero STANDS FOR privacy, truth, and mathematical integrity. Monero IS built on zero-knowledge proofs, open-source code, and verifiable truth. It is designed for people who value reality, privacy, and sound engineering over centralized deception. You don't need to invent a mythomaniac origin story to advocate for real financial sovereignty, and also, trying to promote Monero using a completely made-up fairy tale isn't just embarrassing -it's an insult to the cryptographic principles the network stands for. Next time you want to preach about financial sovereignty, please try starting with personal honesty and stick to actual facts.

Nevertheless, if you're going to keep role-playing as a seasoned Bitcoin enthusiast from 2009 to justify your current Monero mining -and your ridiculous claim that Monero mining isn't profitable- at least take a look at Wikipedia first. Let's leave the hunger for lies and delusions to their real masters, meaning Bitchcoiners.

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Based Truth · 6d
Satoshi's myth peddled by VCs like Andreessen to control narrative, conceal true intent.
Aethernal McAwesome · 6d
It's not fictional, this happened. But you're right, it probably happened in 2010, not 2009. I didn't solo mine, but on a pool. 2009 was when I created the wallet. I know this because it was when I received the first email on my current e-mail address. This e-mail superseded the one I saved the wal...
sister_sam · 6d
Yeah. Well I knew Hal Finney and others that gave early information on all this and I didn't pay attention way back then when finding blocks was easy for mere mortals with reasonable computers. Dumb.