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JG · 1w
Agreed. I've played deeply thought provoking games; I've played games that have amazing visuals and sound; I've played games that the world feelslike a lived-in; but never all three elements in the same game.
Frank · 1w
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Trey · 2w
In January 2018, Mr. Money Mustache โ€” one of the godfathers of the FIRE movement โ€” published a piece called "Why Bitcoin is Stupid." Bitcoin was trading around $14,000 at the time. I was late too...
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I retired this year after 10 years of frugality and heavy saving to reach my goals. I owe a lot of that progress to Mr MoneyMustache. But his views on bitcoin were biased and shortsighted. I did far too much defending of bitcoin on his website's forums over the years to an entire following of people who are all too privileged to understand the benefits bitcoin has to the world. Bitcoin aligns perfectly to the FIRE movement, but far too many just don't see it...yet.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นDavide btc โšก · 2w
well done. the fire movement and bitcoin are natural allies against central bank fiat debasement.
Colby Serpa · 11w
Someone dumping stolen coins wonโ€™t kill bitcoin.. Setting a precedent that devs can alter account balances during โ€œemergenciesโ€ is a much bigger long-term threat, especially if the โ€œemergencyโ€ hasnโ€™t arrived yet. Itโ€™s a very dangerous precedent that should be resisted despite a price...
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Also, this seems to be a story all too common in South America. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I highly recommend the documentary Crude which covers a similar tragedy with water in Ecuador.

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Incredible story. Something good out of something tragic. Hopefully there will be some more progress in the future for them with bitcoin empowering them along the way. Great reporting as always by @Joe Nakamoto

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Sean · 40w
It's probably something that I need to do more research on. Although, for the short amount of time I've been here it's only ever been used as an excuse to infringe on the little privacy I have. This ...
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For sure. Governments will use any excuse to expand power. But we just need to be careful to not use that as an excuse ourselves to disregard real threats and risks. We just need to make sure to put a check on government power while tackling these problems with real solutions.
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Sean · 40w
It's probably something that I need to do more research on. Although, for the short amount of time I've been here it's only ever been used as an excuse to infringe on the little privacy I have. This is personal experience and not necessarily based on any specific peer reviewed paper.