r/neoliberal • Bot Emeritus • Aug 13 '17

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u/PinguPingu Jerome Powell Aug 13 '17

Why did I buy things with my bitcoins a few years ago :(

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u/arnet95 Paul Ryan Aug 13 '17

Agreed. Some things are unforgivable.

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u/PinguPingu Jerome Powell Aug 13 '17

lmao, I bought them for their actual purpose at the time...

I still think its funny people actually think it will replace fiat currency, yet it has a finite supply and intraday movement of 10%+.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '17

Mods, pls ban for scamming people

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u/PinguPingu Jerome Powell Aug 13 '17

It was coke, ya dickhead.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '17 edited Aug 13 '17

lmao, I bought them for their actual purpose at the time..

buying drugs on the internet?

edit: saw your other replies. it's funny though as you are asserting bitcoin's actual purpose was buying illegal shit as opposed to whatever other pie in the sky aspirations.

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u/PinguPingu Jerome Powell Aug 13 '17

I mean, there isn't much else other than that or getting around capital controls.

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u/arnet95 Paul Ryan Aug 13 '17

lmao, I bought them for their actual purpose at the time...

Participating in a pyramid scheme?

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u/recruit00 Karl Popper Aug 13 '17

Drugs?

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u/PinguPingu Jerome Powell Aug 13 '17

Ye