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mircea_popescu: conceptually tho, i think shares should really work in 1k blocks. so you know, like 40 dollars for "traditional share"
mircea_popescu: (it already has, just 90mn of them are locked till ipo finishes)
mircea_popescu: Joseph Kennedy, father of the late John. F. Kennedy, made the family’s fortune by selling off all his stocks right before the 1929 crash. The carefully crafted media tale, says that Kennedy decided to sell his stocks after overhearing shoeshine boys speculating on the stock market.
mircea_popescu: jurov or the great depression. you know that legend of the guy who overheard his domestics discussing share investments and decided to sell evertrthing ?
mircea_popescu: i guess it's also very impopular, given the very particular ethos of the bitcoin community, but something being impopular doesn't make it any less sound.
mircea_popescu: the notion that you shouldn't allow absolutely anyone to "invest" is, imo, sound.
mircea_popescu: now, the us implementation of many things is the pits, but most of the principles behind it are sound.
mircea_popescu: listen, are you aware in the us people aren't even ALLOWED to invest unless they have millions in property ?
mircea_popescu: <Doffx> You have a chance to make Mpex the best thing out there I just dont think it will happen. <<
mircea_popescu: copumpkin are you one of those otakus that think the janitor always works in a teenage prison school for girls, mostly cleans underwear off the floor and ends up fucking the entire roster ?
mircea_popescu: darkee 20 is significant. some people never received anything but we put it down to rounding (which yes, is a horrible practice but what can you say)
mircea_popescu: darkee a lot of people have, and many were here reporting being paid.
mircea_popescu: (if this makes anyone feel better, there were likely people who complained about the .us tld, because neustar sent an email, received proof they asked for, declared themsleves satisfied)
mircea_popescu: jurov "polimedia is a forged domain" ?! wtf does that even mean ?!
mircea_popescu: beatings, frequent and vicious, are the only right way to educate.
mircea_popescu: now compare the reaction to those two. do people whine about her tone ? surely.
mircea_popescu: for instance, the cdo post which everyone shunned and then COPIED ?
mircea_popescu: this is like saying a college turning down applicants "loses"
mircea_popescu: i actually think it is irresponsible as a business practice not to.
mircea_popescu: yes, i fully intend to allienate most self-declared investors on internet forums.
mircea_popescu: it's inadequate to imagine you can speak for "everyone" on the internets.
mircea_popescu: people with 10 btc worth capital and 10k btc worth of bigmouth are NOT useful investors.
mircea_popescu: EskimoBob you at some point have to come to terms with the harsh, cold reality that you calling something x or y has little power to make it be x or y.
mircea_popescu: why would the owner want to be involved with the collection of retards that glbse has collected ?
mircea_popescu: read the part where the girl explains to them they are fucking themselves over, and read their replies.
mircea_popescu: Doffx now go read the thread where evoorhees announces s.dice, and see what those assholes have to say.
mircea_popescu: unlike the "i will pay you X from secret sources" a la obsi.
mircea_popescu: Doffx think about it for a second. you've made some nice business that actually makes sense, economically.
mircea_popescu: your laziness to inform yourself isn't really my responsibility you know.
mircea_popescu: EskimoBob have you bothered to read an actual contract there ?
mircea_popescu: Doffx the problem is that most people who would be worthy to list do not want to get involved with what glbse + the forum have convinced them "investors" are
mircea_popescu: and on it goes, but i won't bother with all the many countless ways glbse was UNDER the minimum conceivable standard.
mircea_popescu: BTC-Mining when you go from being the lone player in the market to struggling to keep your 20% share...
mircea_popescu: i don't appreciate the misguided attempt to turn that scandal into some sort of "oh, it's what it is"
mircea_popescu: <Azelphur> the amount of scammers, I'd probably be happier on the regulated one for most things << what are you, retarded ?! seriously now.
mircea_popescu: thing was going to shit, the fact that i killed them back in may finally landed in their thick skulls, quick grab for as much money as possible ensued as part of the unwinding procedures.
mircea_popescu: glbse was taking off ? in what paralel universe are we talking ?
mircea_popescu: copumpkin im not brain damaged, i'm brain damaging. world of difference :D
mircea_popescu: the ones without no better title than pm are like the reserve nobody ever picks
mircea_popescu: the thing is, project managers who aren't brain damaged have much better titles even if what they mostly do is manage projects
mircea_popescu: jesus blog comment spammers are getting more retarded by the month.