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Re: Bitcoin is like cancer-pill, almost worthless
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Pan Troglodytes
on 13/02/2018, 12:26:39 UTC
A very very good explanation as to why BTC will crash even though blockchain is a good tehnology.


If you do not want to read the full link below, here is the key part of the comparison:

"… imagine that someone had found a cure for cancer and posted the step-by-step instructions on how to make it on-line, freely available for anyone to use.
Now imagine that the same person also created a product called Cancer-Pill using their own instructions, trade marked it, and started selling it to the highest bidders.

I think we can all agree a cure for cancer is immensely valuable to society (blockchain may or may not be, we still have to see), however, how much is a Cancer-Pill worth?
"

Clearly Bitcoin is like cancer-pill - and we have already seen thousands of new coins (cancer-pills) appear. Eventually their price will be almost zero.


The full explanation can be found here: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/01/02/why-bitcoin-is-stupid/
The problem with that reasoning is in the statement "clearly bitcoin is like cancer-pill". Firstly, that is not clear at all. It is just an analogy. And secondly, the analogy is to the thought-of (not real world) example ! So in my view it is all very far fetched to say the least.

Your reasoning serves only as an argument towards your claims. It is neither very strong, nor conlusive. It is merely an argument in a debate and a weak one to that Smiley