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Originally Posted by ChuckF
I like the idea of Bitcoin, I just don't quite identify with whatever unmet need it is intended to satisfy. From what I can understand, the bitcoin protocol is cool as shit. But for me personally, I don't have any use for it and don't really get it. It makes sense as a payment system, but I totally fail to grasp the speculative quasi-market dimension. That's not to say that I dismiss it entirely or don't acknowledge that it has its uses for other people - like Silk Road or whatever. It's just that right now, it is a weird combination of (1) super fucking sketchy and (2) RONPAUL Dollar-esque lolbertarian scamminess and (3) needlessly volatile to the point of pretty much being a game of chance.
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Funny you say that. I don't know if he promotes it or something, but the two people I know who use it are big Ron Paul supporters.
