QuarkJets posted:

The disagreement was AARO saying that bitcoins can't be used to buy child porn and when everyone told him he was wrong he basically screamed "PROVE IT, SHOW ME THE CHILD PORN"

so you're technically right but not in the way you expected lol

E: now when people mock AARO it's because he chooses to bring up the child porn thing inexplicably

vortmax posted:

citation needed

Adar posted:

like the time you thought that massive centralized exchanges such as Coinbase et al post their orders directly to the blockchain, I'm curious how you think this can be accomplished when roughly 18 members of the G20 are far friendlier to virtual currencies than they were a year ago and even the EU virtual currency regulation (which is, again, mostly crypto-friendly) has a deadline of EOY 2019

like, go ahead and make fun of the idiots, but this is where the abyss starts laughing back at you

LethalGeek posted:

You're use of politicians as some sort of gauge of technology acceptance or knowledge when they are historically some of the dumbest mother fuckers on the subject speaks volumes about you.

Adar posted:

I think you're confusing me with someone who believes in crypto instead of resignedly taking the money where it lies

I also think when someone posts something like "this will be banned in 18 months", "no it won't, because literally no one who could ban it agrees" is an acceptable answer even on the dead, gay anti-buttcoin forums

LethalGeek posted:

I'm not going to stress how much you believe in crypto when you're covered in poo poo from touching it so

Adar posted:

honestly the fact that 2010 meme internet split into buttcoiners and bitcoiners and goons wound up on the funny side while the alt-right chanlords accidentally wound up with a collective billion dollars more than us is kinda infuriating but also pretty much a microcosm of the collective business sense of somethingawful dot com

Adar posted:

Warm und Fuzzy posted:

Any stories about pensions or municipalities that invested in cryptos?

Adar posted:

Waltzing Along posted:

Don't call Aaro a pedo because he might whine to the mods and then you get a week probation.

Jimmy Hats posted:

Can you guys please stop trying to run AARO out of the thread it is more fun when he posts dumbass poo poo on the reg

Andy Dufresne posted:

If you think the alt-right chanlords are up a billion dollars in crypto I have a bridge to sell you. This is a negative-sum game, who do you suppose lost that billion+.

Andy Dufresne posted:

This is a negative-sum game, who do you suppose lost that billion+.

Adar posted:

how much do you think Brock Pierce is worth? the answer may surprise you (hint: he has sold a lot of bridges to a lot of people and he's not the only chanlord in the universe)

the actual answer to your question is that a bunch of Chinese and Middle Eastern oligarchs have been okay with taking losses as long as it means their money is out of China/ME, with individually adventuring Wall Street traders taking some hits on the side

Adar posted:

how much do you think Brock Pierce is worth? the answer may surprise you (hint: he has sold a lot of bridges to a lot of people and he's not the only chanlord in the universe)

the actual answer to your question is that a bunch of Chinese and Middle Eastern oligarchs have been okay with taking losses as long as it means their money is out of China/ME, with individually adventuring Wall Street traders taking some hits on the side

Andy Dufresne posted:

Yes, there are examples of people who had a lot of starting capital getting in early and getting filthy rich. That's some serious cherry picking though, as a whole the demographics who are most interested in crypto are losing their asses. The goons heavily invested in buttcoins have lost nothing.

gary oldmans diary posted:

you really go out of your way to not tell someone "whoops youre right"

Adar posted:

I forgot no one has ever cashed out, my bad friend

gary oldmans diary posted:

youre up to 3 replies about the same thing now that went anecdotes, reasoned statement plus some anecdotes, anecdotes. get your thoughts organized fella

AARO posted:

Adar has already won the argument and you have zero clue what you're talking about.

AARO posted:

Adar has already won the argument and you have zero clue what you're talking about.

gary oldmans diary posted:

his post that i replied to was of the "construct my argument for me" variety. aaro you have no clue what youre talking about. distracted by darknet markets more than usual tonight?

AARO posted:

You're a stupid person and you don't know that.

Andy Dufresne posted:

You're such a miserable person that it's not even fun to argue with you. You realize this is an Internet comedy forum right? Your life sucks.

The White Dragon posted:

and by awesomeness we mean debt from mortgaging your house to buy the peak of btc in january

AARO posted:

I cashed out everything in January you clueless oval office. Now I'm enjoying not working.

The White Dragon posted:

the quintessential rule of partying hard is, if you were really living it up you wouldn't be posting in the bit coin thread about how much you're living it up

it's the "Notch Law"

Adar posted:

that's just bitcoin

guess how much of that was held by proto alt-right weev types from 2013?

The White Dragon posted:

the quintessential rule of partying hard is, if you were really living it up you wouldn't be posting in the bit coin thread about how much you're living it up

it's the "Notch Law"

Bacon Terrorist posted:

This is correct, the same way people post selfies at parties then post them saying how awesome the party is. If the party is that awesome you wouldn’t be thinking ‘let’s get my phone out’ you’d be pounding tequilas talking poo poo and watching the craziness unfold.