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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] null@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, they trade it for money?

Uhhh.... you're lost. Let me help you out.

Me:

To be clear, I use Bitcoin for legal transactions (not exchanges) somewhat regularly. Would actually be extremely cumbersome to send boosts using gold, funny enough. Probably why people don't do it.

You:

To purchase what, exactly? Or to buy and sell Bitcoin?

So I said I use Bitcoin for legal transactions, gave you and example, and you asked if I used it to buy and sell Bitcoin.... Damn, you really are illiterate.

Apparently so, please, do tell me what that thing is that is worth TRILLIONS, or even just billions?

Moving goalposts. Yawn.

but can't address me having sourced that black markets are worth TRILLIONS from a creditable source like Europol

Again, I did. You're illiterate.

your weird delusions

Again, such as?

"No, it's not mainly used for the drug markets worth trillions that you've proved by Data from Europol"

I never said that. Stop making things up.

it isn't even relevant

It isn't relevant to the claim which is: "Bitcoin is bad so creator is ashamed."

To recap, your argument there is: "Holding Bitcoin indirectly funds crime" -- such a boring take. I'll add it to the pile along with how I'm murdering Gazan babies and burning the planet 🥱.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Moving goalposts. Yawn.

Literally from the start I said that Bitcoin is propped up by illegal markets, because it is. You asked for a source, I showed you sources showing the value of drug markets which use Bitcoin are in THE TRILLIONS.

That proves my argument. You then started shifting goalposts. And every time you end up saying something silly, like "Bitcoin didn't exponentially grow in value, or if it did, so has gold", then try to prove that statement by showing data which proves you wrong. :D

It's hilarious.

Again, I did. You're illiterate.

"I said I'm right because me saying how I totally use Bitcoin all the time for legal transactions worth at least like, dozens of dollars, proves that Bitcoin isn't actually propped by illegal drug markets"

I never said that

I never said you said anything. I implied you implied it, which you did. Or have you not been pretending like implications don't exist, but you genuinely don't understand what the word means?

: "Holding Bitcoin indirectly funds crime"

I NEVER SAID THAT STOP MAKING THINGS UP :(((((((((

See how childish that sounds?

Investing in Bitcoin does fund crime. That's a simple fact proven over and over by what can easily be inferred from the fact that practically all of the transactions in Bitcoin are for drugs, monetary value, I don't give a toss if you think buying some booster packs makes even the slightest dent in the TRILLIONS that the drug markets are worth. Not to even talk about all the other crime.

You also have to pretend you said Bitcoin hasn't exponentially grown in value. It has. You claimed "if Bitcoin has, then gold has as well" and showed evidence proving you wrong.

I can't make anything as entertaining, thanks.

[–] null@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

if you use Bitcoin as a "store of value", you're indirectly supporting drug cartels

🥱

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

"Holding" =/= investing

Using =/= holding.

I've asked a few times now, what's your native language? Can't be English, can it?

"Exponential" has a meaning as well. Remember when you told me to check it, and I did, and then you still stomped your foot about how Bitcoin didn't have exponential growth in value, or if it did, then gold did as well, then you proceeded to prove yourself wrong? Remember that?

Well, that all happened after I linked you proof of how there's trillions in value being used by the drug trade. This means that if you invest in that market, it's value will grow, and the people who already have the largest market portion and are holding the most, experience the most profit. And those people, like I've proved a dozen times, are criminals.

But you can't address any of that.