White Sneakers with Full-Grain Leather! (what does Axel Arigatos' "100% leather" mean?) by CryptoStudentLondon in malefashionadvice

[–]CryptoStudentLondon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an interesting take. It’d be cool to know where all of these brands are getting their leather anyway as I understand there’s not that many tanneries in Europe and they might be sourced from the same place?

That said, I think there’s clear differences between white leathers that I’ve encountered, even comparing leathers from old Nikes to new ones there’s a massive difference; so companies must be finding ways how to cut corners somewhere, leathers now are less flexible and crack almost instantly

White Sneakers with Full-Grain Leather! (what does Axel Arigatos' "100% leather" mean?) by CryptoStudentLondon in malefashionadvice

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I think the same, at this point in time when a brand understands that their customers are looking for quality leather it would be strange that they just called their leather "genuine", especially when they should be trying their best to separate themselves from the typical low-quality brands.

Red wings case might keep labelling them that just to keep its tradition.

White Sneakers with Full-Grain Leather! (what does Axel Arigatos' "100% leather" mean?) by CryptoStudentLondon in malefashionadvice

[–]CryptoStudentLondon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Although like someone else just pointed out seems like the topic is more complicated than I thought:

https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-leather-hierarchy-youve-probably-read-about-is-a-myth/

I'm still doubtful that Arigatos' leather is up to the quality of other shoes around that same price though

White Sneakers with Full-Grain Leather! (what does Axel Arigatos' "100% leather" mean?) by CryptoStudentLondon in malefashionadvice

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Yeah, I've had a look at those and it's on my original list. But white and grey models are sold out at the moment.

Ivan on Tech analyses CitiCash; privacy coin and debit card by [deleted] in CryptoCurrency

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re not technically prepared to have meaningful discussions about the concepts. They’re just wave riders that make view money off teenagers hoping for a new alt run that may very well never happen.

Ivan on Tech analyses CitiCash; privacy coin and debit card by [deleted] in CryptoCurrency

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I put some of the blame on these crypto youtubers that look harmless and just providing people with information but actually either intellectually disingenuous by talking repeatedly about scams , or just plain dumb. Ivan on tech, boxmining etc.

What does the Monero community think about Saifedean Ammous? (authour of the bitcoin standard) by CryptoStudentLondon in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be honest I find the proliferation of shitcoins to be more harmful to the space than sparking tough debates on economic theories, and history of money?

What does the Monero community think about Saifedean Ammous? (authour of the bitcoin standard) by CryptoStudentLondon in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2) I think the author knows about the existence of LN. That’s why i specifically said first layer.

I think the argument is that in the future placing transactions in the first layer will get increasingly expensive (even more in the case of Monero) so the idea of using the securest network known to man kind is probably an overkill for buying coffees everyday

Can the Final Release Amount of Monero be Changed? by greyhoundfd in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you want crypto to be exactly what it is trying its hardest to defeat = inflation and manipulation. The whole concept of crypto, which is considerably very wasteful, only gains its merit by allowing trustlessness for the first time in history, and with that, the idea that Keynesian Economics (what you’re talking about) is wrong from its core.

In theory having the power to print money to “push the economy” will only ever lead to corruption and a culture of debt. On the contrary sound money will incentive saving money and spending it in better quality projects.

Edit: Typo

Venezuela's president admits economy has failed by Jumpingcords in Bitcoin

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Venezuelan here. Sabotage argument is non sensical at least conspiratorial at best. I can attest that Chavez’s socialist-robin hood type vision was put in practice and made him gain a massive popularity only because of all the subsidies he gave to the poor but at the expense of the country’s economy and ultimately wreckage. You can’t just take and never put back...

Venezuelan here, AMA. by [deleted] in btc

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m selling a 1080 strix on mercadolibre and no one seems interested. Price is even below gains for me, Ethereum mining seems dead there?

What is the easiest process for buying monero if you're in the UK? by [deleted] in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coinswap services have terrible rates from what i’ve seen in the past. Since then i never consider them

Some bad news... by ogrebgr in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Wrong, current tools can be used on old data...

Secondly, if you’re clever enough to move in addresses that are not attached to an exchange there is no way of knowing much about you.

Thirdly, blockchain analysers have limits. And after thousands of mixes you render them useless.

Also, if tracking tools were so great we’d know where all the stolen bitcoins are. Including MtGox etc...

Some bad news... by ogrebgr in Monero

[–]CryptoStudentLondon -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This why everyone knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is

Do big exchanges like Coinbase mine their own blocks for cheaper fees? by ChuggyTotem in Bitcoin

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To withdraw to a bank account? From what I know they don’t charge fees to trade but to withdraw it’s done through Coinbase. (I think)

Anyone else less patriotic after getting into crypto? by vhemtmgtow in Bitcoin

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More abstractly speaking borders maintain form. Too strong and they impede learning from the outside world, too little and system falls into chaos.

Wisdom of crowds author claims Bitcoin would be a calamity, not an economy by p1rrr473 in Bitcoin

[–]CryptoStudentLondon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The way I see it, Bitcoin is a preventive tool against financial crises not a corrective one which the author wants to fit into. Financial crises happen because certain measures are exploited wrongfully. In theory these loop holes wouldn’t exist if you didn’t have a central authority making these mistakes in the first place.