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		lmm on Feb 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GameStop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Popul... I think the overwhelming majority of people who bought Bitcoin have paper gains only, not realised value.

solosoyokaze on Feb 24, 2021 [–]

Hardly what you'd call a "failure".

lmm on Feb 24, 2021 | [–]

Uncorrelated, I would say. Plenty of failures are valuable as collectibles, at least on paper.

solosoyokaze on Feb 24, 2021 | | [–]

I think it's clear that "failure" is the wrong word.

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