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> It could disappear tomorrow and other than the lost capital trapped in it, it wouldn't matter in a meaningful way; and it wouldn't matter at all to the average person.

That's because Bitcoin is a zero-sum game. No value is created or lost, it's basically just a big game of poker.




This. Stocks can still generate dividends. The only way you 're making money from Bitcoin investments is if some other sucker buys it off you for more than you spent.


It's worse. Huge amounts of energy is wasted for creating the poker chips.




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