murchr wrote:Mukiri wrote:Ericsson wrote:Warren Buffet:Bit coin is "Rat poisoned squared"
“Widespread fear is your friend.” - Warren Buffet
Be greedy when?

Warren is just being realistic, what does bitcoin produce? As long as everyone b
uying a coin expects to sell it higher to the next person then its rat poison.
Isn't this what you also do when dealing in shares @murchr? People don't buy financial instruments to consume but to sell at a higher profit(which is a noble goal). The shares you have you don't consume unlike economic goods which people consume and thus they try to maximize the utility they derive therein.
Also bitcoin is quite useful apart from being just a speculative venture. People buy bitcoin s a store of value, for example. And also for money tranfer across borders
Conventional thinkers waste time building shelters when they are unnecessary and then have no shelters when they need them the most. Socionomists do the opposite.