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    The Onion‏Verified account @TheOnion 8 Dec 2017

    Bitcoin Plunge Reveals Possible Vulnerabilities In Crazy Imaginary Internet Money https://trib.al/qp29BVq pic.twitter.com/I10ib4NKC1

    1:10 PM - 8 Dec 2017
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    111 replies 1,967 retweets 7,137 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. FrankieFingers‏ @FrankGee305 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Crashes are good for healthy markets

        5 replies 0 retweets 27 likes
      3. G Smitty‏ @Thebigguy360 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @FrankGee305 @TheOnion

        But not for the passengers in the car...

        1 reply 0 retweets 42 likes
      4. big mcthankies‏ @CornyCornyCorny 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Thebigguy360 @FrankGee305 @TheOnion

        “i might have broken several bones but i made a full recovery, so i guess i didn’t have a loss!”

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      5. G Smitty‏ @Thebigguy360 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @CornyCornyCorny @FrankGee305 @TheOnion

        But your 401k was thrown clear of the accident site and expired on the scene....

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Ruff Assassin‏ @RuffAssassin27 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Because the value isn’t based off of anything other than the value of other people buying into the value. 🤦🏻‍♂️

        3 replies 1 retweet 29 likes
      3. William‏ @WillyahmC 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RuffAssassin27 @TheOnion

        which is exactly the same thing for fiat currencies...

        4 replies 0 retweets 43 likes
      4. Ruff Assassin‏ @RuffAssassin27 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WillyahmC @TheOnion

        And, like these other fine people said, supported by a country’s government. The value of the dollar directly correlates to the value of gold held by the U.S. govt., so the dollar’s value doesn’t fluctuate with the same volatility as bitcoin, because it’s based off of some real.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. William‏ @WillyahmC 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RuffAssassin27 @TheOnion

        As you migh know (or not) Nixon ended the system that linked the value of the dollar to the treasury's stock of gold in 1971. Dollar is correlated to nothing and only have the value people give to it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 24 likes
      6. Ruff Assassin‏ @RuffAssassin27 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WillyahmC @TheOnion

        Oh shit, no I did not know that. Hmmm 🤔 Well either way, the dollar is still something tangible that can be traded for goods & services. Meanwhile bitcoin is still an arbitrary idea. And what do people do when they “cash out” on bitcoin? They exchange their bitcoins for actual $

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. William‏ @WillyahmC 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RuffAssassin27 @TheOnion

        I actually agree with you for the moment Bitcoin is way too volatile to consider buying important things such as houses, cars or any "long term" things...

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      8. Ruff Assassin‏ @RuffAssassin27 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WillyahmC @TheOnion

        So then what is it good for? Being a commodity for commodity’s sake? Because that’s stupid, even if people are “getting rich” off of it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. New Chris‏ @chrsbly 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RuffAssassin27 @TheOnion

        The value is the technology behind It, not the actual token. The point of It is that we don’t need a middle man (bank) to give permission to transfer value from one to another. It bring the power of money back to the people

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Jeremy Edwards‏ @J_Roc1971 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Since the US dollar went off the gold standard, it too is crazy imaginary money. It only works because we believe it works.

        3 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
      3. David Colera‏ @etmishrts 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @J_Roc1971 @TheOnion

        In reality, gold, carbon chains, etc. have no value other than what we give them. The only valuable things are those we need to survive. Food, water, etc.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. timgor (send belly pics not politics)‏ @thetimgor 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @etmishrts @J_Roc1971 @TheOnion

        Robux are the only currency with real value. I vote for the robux standard.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Jeremy Edwards‏ @J_Roc1971 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @thetimgor @etmishrts @TheOnion

        My son would agree with you, the Robux standard. 👍🏼

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. End of conversation
      1. mgoetz‏ @m_goetz 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        *Peter Thiel buys Onion and expunges article from archives*

        0 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
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      1. Primate_Nation‏ @XPrimateGamingX 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        pic.twitter.com/z3IIB1zUwH

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      2. Duhg‏ @epicurusrocked 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        All money is imaginary

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. Tim Stellmach‏ @TimStellmach 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @epicurusrocked @TheOnion

        But some (most, even) is actively managed by bodies that mostly protect it from wild fluctuation.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Canslp‏ @_CANSLP_ 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TimStellmach @epicurusrocked @TheOnion

        Bitcoin is managed but it’s decentralized that’s the whole point.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. End of conversation

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