Bonehead

The person on the other side isn’t guaranteed to be the same person when rematerialized. There’s the ontological argument that when you’re dematerialized, you die as your physical form is eliminated and that the person appearing on the other side is merely a clone of you, but not you.

That’s just all a bunch of metaphysical nonsense…

It’s been their platform since at least 1980.

Funny…of all the jobs that will be taken over by AI, this guy is actually safe…

Ontario Provincial Police.

Yes, but again even by your own admission, it has uses other than just currency.

It’s a sad attempt to get an instance that is trans-friendly defederated. Don’t let the idiots win…

The point is that we understand the actual paper has no value itself. It’s the commitment of the government backing it that has the value.

That paper is at least backed by the GDP of my country.

It was shiny, easily workable, and didn’t turn your skin green. As a jewelry metal, it was much more valuable than as a currency. It had uses other than just money…

Gold is used in a variety of applications. You’re likely holding a device filled with gold right now. Even before the computer revolution, is was still used in medical applications. There are tons of uses for gold that don’t involve currency.

In societies outside the Federation, where they don’t have replicators, things have value due to being able to use them for other purposes. Latinum has never been shown to be used for any other purpose except to trade. Its not clear why a useless material is considered valuable, except for the fact that its rare.

Yes, but beyond its scarcity, what other purpose does it have? Lots of things are rare and can’t be replicated, but their value comes from the need to use them for some purpose such the ability to build other things that you wouldn’t be able to build otherwise. Latinum has never been shown as anything more than a currency with nothing behind it to give it value.

Define “post-scarcity”. You can’t replicate everything (without programmable matter, anyways…), and some raw materials are needed to build the replicators. And latinum is a rare commodity, though I don’t know why it’s so value beyond its scarcity. Greed will always be there as long as some things remain scarce yet required for a functioning society.

Well that’s no way to find success…

I didn’t notice that…that’s even worse…

It’s not even really a swear word. Slightly vulgar, maybe, but “pussy” isn’t on the same level as “fuck” or “shit”. It’s not even the same level as “bitch” or “turd”. Ironic…the site was built by pussies…

A guy named Trevor Jacob is going to jail? Colour me surprised…

You never experienced the joy of a 1200? You could literally watch the cursor draw the screen.

Also, start generating Bitcoin in late 2009 and sell it all on Nov 10, 2021.

The nose section from Mega Maid.