I'm not glad that there are so many scams and frauds.
people is idiot ... they always think that an anonymous can make you rich.
human must evolve ... with bitcoin, if they loose, they learn.
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people is idiot ... they always think that an anonymous can make you rich.
human must evolve ... with bitcoin, if they loose, they learn.
I'm not "glad" that there are scams. However, there is a positive effect, which is inoculation of the system.
As scams happen, and businesses fail, and trust is tried and tested and broken, it builds the resolve and resiliency of the system. Just as a society never exposed to any virus may be wiped out at the first appearance of one, so too an economy never exposed to fraud/failure is more susceptible to a massive disruption when one arises.
You can also think of this in terms of natural selection. Weak businesses and people will lose their money, the strong will earn, keep, and build with it. Capital tends to move toward its best caretaker in a free market (though it's not a straight line to get there - many bumps and regressions along the way).
As scams happen, and businesses fail, and trust is tried and tested and broken, it builds the resolve and resiliency of the system. Just as a society never exposed to any virus may be wiped out at the first appearance of one, so too an economy never exposed to fraud/failure is more susceptible to a massive disruption when one arises.
You can also think of this in terms of natural selection. Weak businesses and people will lose their money, the strong will earn, keep, and build with it. Capital tends to move toward its best caretaker in a free market (though it's not a straight line to get there - many bumps and regressions along the way).
great explanation, a small dose of a biological virus can be used as a vaccine to cure an epidemic before it spread.
but the thing i and you may both agree on, is to not allow such nasty things to grow. meaning no one should foolishly put their life at risk entering a hazard zone. by this i mean do not put your whole life savings or full bitcoin hoard into unknown third parties
you can´t argue like that when you want mass-adoption.
Another benefit is that the scams help keep the btc price under control enabling more new adopters to get in reasonably cheaper
Onwards and upwards...
Onwards and upwards...
As long as you don't transfer the bitcoins out, keep your wallet safe, you should be generally fine.
I have gotten an education from reading the stories on this site for sure. I don't trust anyone but myself with my bit coin.
You have to be really ignorant with no researching and knowledge to fall for phishing sites, e-mail spam etc...
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