[ExI] What happens when Bitcoin goes to a million bucks?

[Kelly Anderson]

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 3:45 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

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> >>…More of the same appears like the Gates of Hell are opening wide.
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> >…Bill, are you actually arguing that the Internet is a bad thing? -Kelly
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> Depends on how you look at it.  If hell has gates, presumably it has a
> wall or fence with the gates being the entrance/exit.  Unless hell is a lot
> more fun than has been portrayed, presumably the inhabitants would be far
> more eager to exit than would be outsiders to gain entry via those gates.
> So if the gates of hell are open wide, this would be a good thing, as
> demonstrated by the first wave of winged rodents, exiting the place like
> proverbial bats outta hell.
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> Of course, all the paintings made of the place have two things in common,
> one of which is the heat, but the other is that no one is wearing clothes.
> With all that wicked-cool nekkidness everywhere, it is no mystery that
> people would want in.
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Sign me up.


> BillK’s list of consequences I fully recognize as bad things for some
> people.  I am one of those who came out on the winning side of everything
> on that list, but I know people who generally are not internet users who
> express discontent.  A good example is that people don’t gather and
> socialize as much, so those who remember the time before.
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If you don't buy into motor cars, you're going to be left behind with your
horse and buggy.


> As it turns out, people still gather, but they do so with more specialized
> interest.  People who are not internet users today seldom have special
> interests, or if so, they cannot find the others who are like-minded, these
> having found each other long before in internet groups.  Without internet
> use, their own specialties might be having social gatherings right next
> door, and the non-surfer would never know it was going on.
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Yes, I see the silos of interest growing around me. Fortunately, I maintain
interest in several silos, so I find life to be interesting and fulfilling.

-Kelly
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