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cerelenius: bitcoin will never work on
a large scale
cerelenius: mjr you are
a child probably 20 years old
cerelenius: who settles in btc on
a larger scale? gambling sites, porn, strange "finance" operations etc.
mjr_: at no point have you ever shown me an example of how it is different to buy something with
a dollar and
a bitcoin
mjr_: you see
a dog swimming, you think that dogs are aquatic creatures
chetty: I settle with btc, and I am not
a criminal either
dignork: cerelenius i'm not
a "cybercriminal" and for some transactions I settle for btc, problem?
Vexual: cerelenius, can you give me
a quote on dogs?
cerelenius: its not nerds meeting up with pennys underneath
a tree
mjr_: it has changed
a lot
cerelenius: bitcoin is too illiquid to function as anything other then
a speculative tool, in terms of money in only functions as such in cybercrime for example because there are NO alternatives.
mjr_: i can picture
a market for bitcoin that is not ililquid
cerelenius: thats what happens under
a deflationary system
mjr_: regardless of whether it was issued by
a govt, mined on
a blockchain, or came out of my ass
MisterE: if it breaks 400 it's
a rout
MisterE: oh will you 2 get
a room already :p
mjr_: or
a yen backed debt
mjr_: i can have
a euro backed devt
Vexual: 700k and
a fresh passport
cerelenius: bitcoin you move the price with
a tiny lot
mjr_: when i sell
a lot of dollars for euros?
cerelenius: well yea it freezes up for
a short term.
KRS-One: cerelenius: looks like it didnt break resistance, maybe we will indeed see
a new low now
MisterE: it's over only
a matter of time
mjr_: if i want
a sandwich, i ask how many dollars
mjr_: and it works like
a token
MisterE: not when the creator given them with
a promise to pay back
mjr_: i treat it like
a token
mjr_: you treat it like
a "debt" and you will never be repayed
mjr_: and you obviously aren't smart enough to be
a part of the convo
mjr_: i want either
A)
a certain amount of bitocoin, or B)
a certain number of dollars
mjr_: you haven't answered how empiracally this would be any different when trying to sell
a car
cerelenius: misterE; LOL not
a single bank in the US or europe has 10% currency reserves
mjr_: so it is
a big circle jerk
cerelenius: "reserve" means
a tier 1 asset which is
a US government bond
MisterE: since reserve requirements are
a pittance
cerelenius: misterE; they can only write down
a tiny % of it before they are insolvent.
Vexual: 4 mental patients walk into
a bar
cerelenius:
a bank can take loses on max 1-2% of total debt
mjr_: and you "forgive" that debt if i do you
a favotr
cerelenius: because everything in nature has
a beginning and an end
cerelenius: meaning there is
a shortage of dollars
cerelenius: total debt + interest surpasses all available dollars at
a given time
Vexual: youre broke, you can't afford to make
a graph
cerelenius: its becuase of debt. theres always
a shortage of dollars
cerelenius: thats how credit currencies have
a bid
mjr_: ok, i buy
a sandwhich
MisterE: the soviet union was far better prepared for
a crash than the US is
cerelenius: the end game is hyper deflation on
a scale not scene in 500 years
cerelenius: MisterE: i hope im making sense to you because mjr is on
a different planet.
Vexual: cerelenius, you're
a two toned fuckstick
mjr_: you work for 100
a hour
mjr_: it is
a piece of paper made by people
mjr_: so you are saying that we have
a fully backed currency
cerelenius: they only buy printed dollars when
a bank rqurests them
mjr_: you said "every dollar is
a debt, it can only be created through debt"
MisterE: I agree 2008 was
a warning
cerelenius: 2008 was
a shot across the bow,
a warning of the future
cerelenius: hyperinflation under such
a system is next to impossible, you can have hyperdeflation instead
MisterE: because you have
a lot already Apocalyptic ?
cerelenius: everytime new FRNs are to be printed, there has to be
a posted asset
mjr_: i put in
a book, " cerelenius owes me $5"
mjr_: or rather...i should say that in our accounting system,
a receivable is listed as an asset
mjr_:
a debt is
a "receivable" which is an asset
MisterE: yea it's called
a stack of IOUs davout
MisterE: they print $ by adding zeros to
a number on
a computer
mjr_: are you saying it is physically impossible to print
a dollar bill without the fed?
cerelenius: someone constantly needs them to repay
a debt
cerelenius: thats why there is always
a BID for dollars
mjr_: since the fundamental core concept of
a debt is that it can be "redeemed"
mjr_: it cannot be
a debt
mjr_: you cannot redeem
a dollar for anything
mjr_: unless you are using that word in
a completely differnt way than i think
mjr_: and
a dollar is not
a liability of anyone
cerelenius: mjr:
a token is not
a liability of someone
cerelenius: dabout: my point is bitcoin cannot function on
a large scale without
a bills of exchange system
mjr_: if you cannot trade it in for
a fixed amount of something else...there is no difference to you
davout: cerelenius: by definition fiat money is
a token that is assigned value because of
a law, not because it represents
a claim to anything
mjr_: then its not
a debt
cerelenius: mjr: yea i agree its not redeemable, its like
a 0day tbill