Dr. Quadragon ❌

Sysadmin, Unix punk, Technolojesus, and Free Software freak
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Bit of an SJW. Militant atheist and battle skeptic. Former Devil’s advocate. Devout Saganist.
If you are a Nazi, we can’t be friends.
Former admin of mastodon.ml, local Movie Knight

Доброхотъ. Социальный граф с поместьем.
Больше не босс этой качалки.

GET ON MY HORSE, I’LL TAKE YOU 'ROUND THE FEDIVERSE!

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  • @doomsdayrs Money is just one of the issues. You’d have to leave everything and, more importantly, everyone you know, your whole social context, behind.

    It’s not easy to do, especially when you’re an adult with friends, family, romantic partners and responsibilities. You can’t just pack them all up with you, as they have the same problem, just one level down. And if you don’t have the means to travel frequently from one country to another, you might just as well leave for another planet. Sure, electronic communication exists, but it’s not a substitute.



















  • @arsCynic Newsflash: any currency under the Sun works like that. And stocks. And options. And any other form of speculative wealth.

    And most of wealth on Earth is just that - speculative. The gold standard was abolished long time ago, and, some might say it’s for the better. Look it up.

    Yeah, that paper in your pocket isn’t based on anything tangible. It’s just paper we agree is valuable. It’s not real in the same way a knife is.

    Crypto is just a little bit more open about it. It’s just lines of math we agree are valuable.

    And scams have existed in traditional currencies long before cryptocurrency. Same as currency trading, aka “encouraging you to buy more if it”.

    So, if you want to hate on anything, hate on a concept of currency and speculative wealth in general. Cryptocurrency is just the latest form of it.

    And, frankly, it’s just useful for avoiding unfair shit like international sanctions aka some fat cats deciding to bar me from donating or receiving funds

    @CaptainBasculin