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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: December 19, 2020, 01:24:31 pm »

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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: November 30, 2020, 09:41:38 pm »
It's pretty based, I own some, including a bunch of ETH tokens like Chainlink and Kleros


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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: November 22, 2020, 11:42:31 pm »
Who's hyped for the golden bull market of 2020/2021?

A what what?

You heard me. Nocoiners are ngmi and are eternally btfo'd of financial independence




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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: February 02, 2020, 11:24:05 pm »
Who's hyped for the golden bull market of 2020/2021?


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Debating Board / Re: Science Experiment
« on: October 03, 2019, 09:47:05 pm »
That's gay. A year ago I mixed Sulfiric Acid with Peroxide, put some sugar in it and got genuinely worried I developed lung damage from accidentally inhaling the fumes

https://fren.moe/media/VID_20180405_145335801.mp4

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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: November 28, 2017, 12:12:30 pm »
Ah, what wild 5 years for digital currency this has been, I think it's time to revive the thread a bit.
Bitcoin is now worth approx 10,000 USD right now, to make a recap it was 10 USD when I originally made this thread, which means if you put in $100 back in 2012 you'd have 100k worth of Bitcoin right now.

Next stop: world-wide adoption and $100,000 :^3

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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: November 18, 2016, 08:22:47 pm »
Skirmant, you're alive?! Nice to see you here old man!

I still have 0.4 bitcoin - it is now worth 20% more than when I bought it 3 years ago. Not a huge gain, but not bad. Hopefully Z Cash won't cause my precious bitcoin to die  ;D

Hey Charlie, it's nice to know you're still holding on to your stash. It would of been a good idea to buy the dip while it was bellow $200 two years ago though.
ZCash doesn't really directly compete with Bitcoin, but with other anonymity focused altcoins. It's unlikely that it will effect Bitcoin's marketcap anytime soon, but it's still an interesting project and potential investment to keep your eye on

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Debating Board / Re: BitCoins - Currency of the future?
« on: November 07, 2016, 05:45:49 pm »

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VC:MP General / Re: [ON] clan - a bunch of cheaters?
« on: July 21, 2016, 09:10:20 am »
18 pages of arguing about some irrelevant paki clan, VC:MP at it's finest.
This topic reminded me of the nostalgic Hackiharu saga

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Debating Board / Re: Political spectrum thread
« on: July 17, 2016, 04:50:38 pm »
Here's a handy visual guide of what different parts of the spectrum represent




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Debating Board / Re: Political spectrum thread
« on: January 21, 2016, 11:25:23 pm »
That's alright, I was just curious why you considered Sanders more left wing.

Yes there are differences between socialism and social democracy, but using a 'textbook' definition of socialism is perhaps a bit naive, don't you think? It's a word that has different histories and different interpretations in different parts of the world, just like communism.

Point taken, political terms tend to change according to time and culture. A notable example is how the right wing definition of Liberalism in the US switched over to left wing ideas and Libertarianism which was left wing became right wing. But there still has to be a some sort of consistency in language. Could you define the difference between social democracy and socialism in the UK using your own terms?

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Debating Board / Re: Political spectrum thread
« on: January 20, 2016, 02:26:10 pm »
Lol I just noticed the 'show X more questions' - my results were based on like 1-3 questions per category. Even looking at the extended list, though, I would say that the quiz doesn't really probe the economy in much depth. It is limited to discussions that candidates have had and have answers to, and does not include questions that they have not addressed. Of course there are many reasons that certain discussions about the economy haven't happened amongst the various candidates, and high among them is (with the exception of Bernie Sanders) a reluctance of mainstream politicians of all alignments to hint at endorsements for genuinely left wing economic policy. So my alignment with Hillary and Obama is indicative more of an opposition to positions farther right than theirs, in the absence of any space in which to position myself further left.

Bernie and Hillary are very similar in their social and economic policies. They both want nationalized health care, free college education, higher taxes for the rich, more gun control,  pro gay marriage. You can argue that Hillary has a strong connection to wall street, is more likely to support military intervention or is a more establishment candidate and you would be right, but aside those few issues their official policies are almost the same.

http://presidential-candidates.insidegov.com/compare/35-40/Bernie-Sanders-vs-Hillary-Clinton

I challenge you to find a major difference in their positions.

Edit: I've just done the UK 2015 election test, and scored highest with Labour, Greens, SNP and Lib Dems. Labour and The first three are broadly speaking socialist, while Lib Dems are centre-left.

There's a big difference between socialism and social democracy. The textbook definition of socialism is when a government has a planned economy and controls most of the means of production like factories, companies and infrastructure. This is coming from someone who's parents and grandparents lived under socialism in the USSR.

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Debating Board / Re: Political spectrum thread
« on: January 20, 2016, 01:09:41 pm »
Well Cameron is very right wing, so that makes sense, and Obama isn't exactly left wing. In the states the choice is pretty much between hardcore right wingers (republicans) and centrists with frequent right wing flirtations and occasional left wing jaunts (liberals). Remember that this scale is talking left or right economically, and Obama is most certainly right wing economically.

Are you sure about that? Hillary is a carbon copy of Obama and you agreed on 95% of the issues in the presidential test, even though he's supposedly right wing and you're far left wing.

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Debating Board / Re: Political spectrum thread
« on: January 20, 2016, 12:21:30 pm »
Ohai Skirmant :D

So, as I already presumed would be the case, I'm a lefty cunt. I wouldn't personally place myself so far towards libertarian though, as I think that strong government has an important role to play in creating and maintaining a healthy society.

Hey Charley. The compass test might be a bit skewed because there some apolitical questions like believing in astrology, wishful thinking etc. Also, I've seen Obama and Cameron score as right wing libertarians which doesn't seem to reflect on reality.

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Debating Board / Political spectrum thread
« on: January 19, 2016, 06:40:09 pm »
I'm curious how the great community of VC:MP aligns politically
Take these tests and post your results

https://www.politicalcompass.org/test
https://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz

I'll start:




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