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I hate to be pedantic, but, bitcoin wallets don't contain dollars. You can express bitcoin value in dollars, but that's a number that can change on a daily basis. It's like saying "he had a stock portfolio with $28 million in it"



Yes, you are being pedantic. I did, however, edit the comment to make it more clear in case anyone else feels like being pedantic.


If you hate being pedantic, why be it?


Here's my perspective as a chronic pedant: my inherent* value system puts a high value on completeness of knowledge/understanding and clarity. But as a socially-aware human, I recognize people's dislike of pedantic behavior.

Life is a fairly constant battle between satisfying my brain's need to provide clarity and not annoying people with often excessive or unwanted detail.

Sometimes the itch to correct is strong enough that it's very difficult to ignore, even though I know it probably won't be well-received.

* I say inherent because while I consciously value knowledge/clarity, I'd presently like to move past such strong obsession but I'm working against a couple decades of all the small events that have shaped my brain.




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