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Ah yeah, thanks to 21st century tech, now you emulate 17th century risks when holding wealth! Progress!



It approximates a different risk game, and as such has a different reward schedule. Some people like to play games on hardcore mode (eg: permadeath, 1 life) too.

Not everything needs to be sanitized for one’s safety.


Well, are you advocating crypto for investing, or for the future of money? If the future of money, then you can't ask everyone in society to "well it's going to be more risky! But it's better!". If it's for investing, go ahead, I can also suggest putting all your money on black and have a 50-50 risk of doubling it or going home empty handed.


Only if you truly, and I mean truly, understand the depth of chaos that has been brought on by "progress".


What chaos? It’s all documented for all eternity, I don’t see chaos.




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