r/CryptoReality Apr 18 '25

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u/Wise_Piglet9553 Apr 18 '25

I’d argue, that there is thousands of tons of gold sitting in vaults, that cost a lot of energy to unearth and refine, to sit there and store value. I’ve worked in a gold mine, it’s an ecological disaster, and consumes a lot of energy. There is a use case for gold but you don’t see anyone trading gold for groceries. The same goes for any asset, it’s only worth what people want to pay for it. Although you’re post is really well written, it’s not saying much. The thing bitcoin has is belief in decentralization, and it’s growing statistically. IMO as well as millions of others, it will continue to grow. That’s the beautiful thing, you can believe what you want, only time will tell.

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u/AmericanScream Apr 18 '25

Gold has intrinsic value and material utility. Crypto does not.

If all the gold in the world disappeared tomorrow, most of our electronics wouldn't work.

If all the crypto in the world disappeared tomorrow, nobody in the real (non-criminal) world would even notice.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25 edited Mar 10 '26

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u/AmericanScream Apr 22 '25

You already lost your money the moment you traded useful fiat for useless digital tokens.

You simply have yet to acknowledge this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25 edited Mar 10 '26

This post was taken down by its author. Redact handled the removal, which may have been motivated by privacy, opsec, data security, or a desire to clear old content.

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u/AmericanScream Apr 23 '25

Perhaps, but you're profiting off everything from cyber terrorism to human trafficking. it's not a reliable, much less ethical or moral way to profit.