[ExI] things to buy

[Stathis Papaioannou]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 08:04, spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
> Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
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> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] things to buy
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> >…  Got an email to Spike to explain bitcoin.  At 79 I don't think I
> would make a lot of money from it, but I dunno.  .... bill w
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> BillW, I am far from the most qualified person here to explain BitCoin,
> but I can offer a spin on it you might like.
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> If you want to make money in BitCoin, the first step is to make sure you
> bought it a coupla years ago.  I am having trouble achieving that first
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> But no worries, think about it this way.  What if… you did buy BitCoin or
> some other speculative things and you did get lucky and you did make a ton
> of money.  The problem is that now it makes you afraid to die.  You have
> aaaaallll this damn mooooney, you had trouble even thinking of something
> you really wanted, back when you only had 25 charlies to blow on some
> absurd thing, now you have aaaalll this moooney and you still don’t really
> desperately want or need anything you don’t already have.
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> But what the hell, assume now you have so much you need to hire a coupla
> sturdy fellers to shovel the money out of your way so you can get to your
> own damn bathroom, and oooooh life is gooood… But… now all your health
> problems are still here, even if you can hire a coupla stunning young
> beauties with MDs to tend you around the clock, massage your aching muscles
> and your bride watches suspiciously every move they make, for they are
> doctors to you, but opportunistic little trollops to her, and so… you would
> really be trading one class of problems for another.
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> But suppose you solve that problem somehow (such as hiring her a coupla
> fine young fellers with MDs) and your life is perfect.  Now you have a
> perfect life, and death is so much scarier than before.
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> So don’t invest in some speculative scheme that risks making you a
> buttload of money.  You’re welcome BillW, always here, glad to help.
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If you’re going to wake up from cryptic sleep in a hundred years, owning
some Bitcoin would be a good way to ensure that you have some money.

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Stathis Papaioannou
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