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medvezhenok
on Nov 7, 2021
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Ask HN: Why crypto is rising so fast when its not ...
It can definitely have value. That's why bounties exist (or imagine a market for someone to assassinate Hitler).
I think there's a conflation of value and value in a particular moral dimension here.
philosopher1234
on Nov 7, 2021
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If the original comment was saying “crypto has value because people are willing to pay for it” that is tautological. There is a conflation, but it’s a motte and Bailey.
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I think there's a conflation of value and value in a particular moral dimension here.