Any sense getting into forex because the end of fiat is on the horizon?

Discussion in 'Forex' started by wxytrader, Nov 18, 2023.


  1. A couple things can be true here

    I also don’t think fiat currency is going anywhere anytime soon. I also think people that don’t invest in bitcoin, because they think fiat currency will exist, are missing out and asking the wrong questions. Maybe bitcoin can be some sort of a replacement in the long arc of history, but we’re not even close to that point yet.

    But to cast doubt on the above comment of bitcoin buying a car, and in the future, it’ll buy a house in my opinion is wrong, too. Don’t take my word for it that is objectively what bitcoin has done in its history, and while potentially that could not repeat in the future, you’re gonna have to explain to me why this train just stops here?
     
    #31     Nov 20, 2023
  2. So I actually didn't say that. I totally believe that its possible that long term more and more things will be payable in BTC or crypto. Also maybe not. I just said that, there is some weird argument that people make which goes like, because I can buy a Tesla with BTC, the USD is about to disappear. Which is an erroneous straw man. And equally erroneous is the argument, BTC has a lot of volatility and criminals use it and there's no blockchain unicorn yet, so crypto is a pyramid scheme and has no utility.

    BTC did something mathematically very interesting, it solved how to keep from double spending tokens without the need for a centralized 3rd party. That is actually quite a very very interesting accomplishment and it has some very cool side effects that can be totally appreciated, but it's not now the new global money, and it's not totally incorruptible and its not even deflationary, and intractable. If all the miners got together and decided to change the monetary policy of bitcoin, they could do that, and in fact they already have twice.

    So anyways, dragged back into this argument. Jeez. But to me it's so obvious that the truth is just this very moderate thing, that BTC is cool and now there are trillions of fiat dollars every year spent trading it because it has qualities that people like, which are demonstrably better than baseball cards.
     
    #32     Nov 20, 2023
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  3. steve42

    steve42

    People who believe in crypto have various serious mental problems and/or very serious mental deficiencies
     
    #33     Nov 20, 2023
  4. I hate admitting it since I like trading it and I think its cool and believe the tech has an interesting future, but I think you are very correct.
     
    #34     Nov 20, 2023
  5. piezoe

    piezoe

    How long have there been slot machines, how long has the game of poker been around? I wouldn't expect crypto to disappear until humans lose interest in "getting rich quick" or buying things that are illegal.

    Or, look at it another way: How long has religion been around? I would guess crypto should last longer than religion. Both Crypto and Religion are useful for scamming people out of their money, but Crypto has a leg up on religion. Crypto is real, but religion is based on the supernatural.
     
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    #35     Nov 20, 2023
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  6. piezoe

    piezoe

    So when there are a lot of people that disagree with us that might be a sign of something.
     
    #36     Nov 20, 2023
  7. piezoe

    piezoe

    You've forgotten about the guy that paid for your Lambo. I imagine he is still around and mighty pissed. :)
     
    #37     Nov 20, 2023
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  8. actually most of the world's population believes in the supernatural, so are you gonna second guess that little assumption up there?
     
    #38     Nov 20, 2023
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  9. steve42

    steve42

    That's pretty funny and it's more telling of said mental problems that I had mentioned that you people have you think that you have something or are in on something that nobody else has which is delusional
     
    #39     Nov 20, 2023
  10. yes, exactly right. Kind of like when people say that some thing that has compounded triple digits for a decade is worthless. Kind of like that. Oh wait.
     
    #40     Nov 20, 2023
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