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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 6447126, member: 27832"]Yep. I mean, I understand the <i>philosophy</i> behind the 21-million limit, and I more or less understood the math behind it (but it's not the kind of thing I can keep in my head indefinitely). But all that philosophy and math doesn't consider the fact that anyone can create <i>other</i> virtual currencies out of the same pure, unadulterated philosophy and math -- because philosophy and math NEVER run out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it's more likely than not to go to a million; I think it's more likely to go to a million than to zero. But I don't have enough confidence to risk a meaningful amount of <i>my own</i> money.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sometimes say I regret not buying at $5000 or $500 or $0.05. Not really, though; if I spent time regretting that hindsight is never available back in the past when you <i>really</i> need it, it would be... regrettable. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 6447126, member: 27832"]Yep. I mean, I understand the [I]philosophy[/I] behind the 21-million limit, and I more or less understood the math behind it (but it's not the kind of thing I can keep in my head indefinitely). But all that philosophy and math doesn't consider the fact that anyone can create [I]other[/I] virtual currencies out of the same pure, unadulterated philosophy and math -- because philosophy and math NEVER run out. I think it's more likely than not to go to a million; I think it's more likely to go to a million than to zero. But I don't have enough confidence to risk a meaningful amount of [I]my own[/I] money. I sometimes say I regret not buying at $5000 or $500 or $0.05. Not really, though; if I spent time regretting that hindsight is never available back in the past when you [I]really[/I] need it, it would be... regrettable. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
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