this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
309 points (87.2% liked)

Memes

45516 readers
1521 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 1 year ago

I think in this case the distinction between getting a reward and getting paid is important. Bitcoin just appreciates in value with the rest of the economy - you don't get paid a higher percentage of all bitcoins from saving them - like you do from staking, or holding dollar bonds.

My criticism here is against capitalism, not against Bitcoin. Bitcoin's best feature is that it minimizes profits, and inequality caused by the Cantillon effect.