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Choice quote:

Actually I feel violated.

It's a KYC interview, not a police interrogation. I've always enjoyed KYC interviews; I get to talk about my business plans, or what I'm going to do with my loan, or how I ended up buying/selling stocks. It's hard to empathize with somebody who feels "violated" by small talk.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

actively investing in crypto is unethical

no, it's not.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@commie @mawhrin it unambiguously is

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

wrong

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@commie your arguments are very compelling

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

thank you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

note, i'm talking cryptocurrencies, not cryptography.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

me, too

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

ah. do make a case for ethical cryptocurreny investment then, would you kindly?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

most actions are amoral. some are immoral, few are moral duties. i don't see any reason it shouldn't be amoral.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

“make a case for ethical cryptocurrency investment then, would you kindly?”

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the burden of proof is on you to make the case that it isn't, like almost all actions, amoral.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

you seem to be mistaking this sub for a debate club; have a very adequate life.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

@mawhrin @commie on a scale from 1 to This Guy, how over-leveraged are you in Worthless Crypto?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

not at all. but then i'm aggressively middle-aged, and have a mortgage.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago

not at all. i'm up over 55,000%

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you seem to be mistaking this sub for a debate club

wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

holy fuck all of your posts are like this? fuck off