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briandmyers  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I want Bitcoin to die in a fire

Same thing that happens when someone buries a bar of gold someplace random and then dies before telling anyone where. It's very likely never going to be seen again.





JakobVirgil  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Except buried gold is found / find-able I think bitcoin's shrink will at some point be its ending.

briandmyers  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Passwords and lost hard drives can be found too. I'm not seeing a real difference here.

JakobVirgil  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tut's gold was lost (from the economy) from 1323 BC to 1922 AD. would a thumb drive or password last that long?

Lost bitcoin is essentially lost forever.

briandmyers  ·  3778 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tut's heirs never saw a cent though, did they?

JakobVirgil  ·  3778 days ago  ·  link  ·  

is bitcoin is like gold that hides itself?