I value freedom of speech. As a natural right, and as a value in private conversations like this one. Obviously this is a moderated thread, and off topic things can rightly be removed if Mr. Info so deems.
And Jay (or whomever) can lamabst the things they thing are stupid, like shitcoin talk.
And *personally* I think a little shitcoin talk is acceptable. Within reason. Particularly insofar as it intersects with Bitcoin mechanically, price wise, or in some other way.
And if someone wants to call someone else a "retard". Well... I find that to be childish, and in generally bad taste. As we are equating a stupid opinion with someone with mental defects, which is not really fair to those who suffer from that condition.
But, that too... is, I believe the right of the speaker. And again, my right to vocally opine on as well, if I wish...
However...
We seem to have devolved quickly, and the quality of our discussion is suffering. Just a couple nit-picks:
It has been rightly pointed out that savetherainforest is imagining a world in which digibyte could have a market cap of 180 trillion dollars. Which is roughly TWO TIMES the value of all fiat money (both printed and on balance sheets). That in itself is wildly stupid. But the reasoning behind it?
Think of it when BTCiTcoin is a few million, Litecoin is 100K, then DigiByte is not that special at 12k.
LOLCOPTER.
So in other words since Bitcoin is a "few million" it means nothing that digibyte is 12k. Funny thing about that is that few millions would have to be ~10MM before bitcoin would even be EQUAL to the market cap of Digibyte at 12k.
So obviously savetherainforest hates math. He also seems to be OK imagining worlds in which digital assets have suddenly become worth MUCH MORE than all the money in the world.
This means he hates logic, along with math. And it is beyond a fantasy... so I would say
he hates reality as well.
But calling him "retarded"? That is not fair to people with mental disabilities. Seriously. It is too insulting to them to suggest they could imagine something that unrealistic.
I have a friend with Downs syndrome. He LOVES WATCHES. And know lots about them. He also LOVES the Dallas cowboys. And his Cowboys watch is one of his most prized possessions.
He would never say something so stupid as the above.
We have devolved in here... and it is up to us to try to get the train back on the tracks. I doubt savetherainforest has any chance of being fixed. Those ideas are so beyond ridiculous. But at least the rest of us can try to avoid these tar pits. Lol.