Good article that details exactly why the bitcoin is a pyramid scheme

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Come to think of it, how do I pay for police to keep the roads clear of bandits so I can move my chickens?

KILL THE FUCKING BANDITS! are you a man or a rodent?

Why, sure.  With all that free time I have as a farmer, I have LOADS of time and resources to practice marksmanship and small unit tactics.

That's WAY more efficient than, say, having everyone kick in for a professional police force.

Also regardless of your estimation of my own purported farming/small unit tactics skills I am confident in proclaiming that most of the real farmers I know are all excellent marksmen...

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

I think he means to say "I have three chickens and some tomato plants".

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Come to think of it, how do I pay for police to keep the roads clear of bandits so I can move my chickens?

KILL THE FUCKING BANDITS! are you a man or a rodent?

Why, sure.  With all that free time I have as a farmer, I have LOADS of time and resources to practice marksmanship and small unit tactics.

That's WAY more efficient than, say, having everyone kick in for a professional police force.

Also regardless of your estimation of my own purported farming/small unit tactics skills I am confident in proclaiming that most of the real farmers I know are all excellent marksmen...

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

I think he means to say "I have three chickens and some tomato plants".

Or has beaten the mortal shit out of Farmville.

[Ben Shapiro]

How many chickens do I trade the bandits so they leave me alone?

There's going to be about 30 of them.  Hold them off with your trusty squirrel rifle. 

ARE YOU A MOUSE OR ARE YOU RAMBO?

My God you're right!
Here I am fucking chickens like a jackass!

[Ben Shapiro]

Come to think of it, how do I pay for police to keep the roads clear of bandits so I can move my chickens?

KILL THE FUCKING BANDITS! are you a man or a rodent?

Why, sure.  With all that free time I have as a farmer, I have LOADS of time and resources to practice marksmanship and small unit tactics.

That's WAY more efficient than, say, having everyone kick in for a professional police force.

Also regardless of your estimation of my own purported farming/small unit tactics skills I am confident in proclaiming that most of the real farmers I know are all excellent marksmen...

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

I think he means to say "I have three chickens and some tomato plants".

He sells pot.

[Junkenstein]

Come to think of it, how do I pay for police to keep the roads clear of bandits so I can move my chickens?

KILL THE FUCKING BANDITS! are you a man or a rodent?

Why, sure.  With all that free time I have as a farmer, I have LOADS of time and resources to practice marksmanship and small unit tactics.

That's WAY more efficient than, say, having everyone kick in for a professional police force.

Also regardless of your estimation of my own purported farming/small unit tactics skills I am confident in proclaiming that most of the real farmers I know are all excellent marksmen...

It's lucky that the world is filled with people just like the people you know.

[Pæs]

I don't think bitcoin is going to save the world, but I do like it as an experiment, which is how they frame it here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ
The part where there's an open source, decentralised network in which all of the nodes agree on what's going on, in a fairly secure way, is pretty cool and I think currency is a clever use of this tech, even if the founders admit to having no idea how a currency like this actually interacts with our existing economic systems.

Also, shut up about farmers having spare time to fight bandits, you clown.

[LMNO]

Apparently, The Magnificent Seven was a documentary.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

One man against 30.  It could happen.   

Because, you know, they're going to attack when he's ready for them, machine gun loaded, in his bunker.  Not when he's out working the fields or asleep or anything.

Because bandits fight fair.  It's right in their code of ethics.

When the farmer runs out of bullets, he will then resort to his extensive kung fu training, with which he filled all those long, long hours of downtime that farmers are saddled with.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Come to think of it, how do I pay for police to keep the roads clear of bandits so I can move my chickens?

KILL THE FUCKING BANDITS! are you a man or a rodent?

Why, sure.  With all that free time I have as a farmer, I have LOADS of time and resources to practice marksmanship and small unit tactics.

That's WAY more efficient than, say, having everyone kick in for a professional police force.

Also regardless of your estimation of my own purported farming/small unit tactics skills I am confident in proclaiming that most of the real farmers I know are all excellent marksmen...

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

I think he means to say "I have three chickens and some tomato plants".

He sells pot.

WINNAR.

[Cain]

Hey now, just because farmers have the skills to take out crows and the occasional coyote with a Winchester, it totally follows that they could work as a team against people who rely on their skill at violence for a living and have almost certainly fought side by side on numerous occasion, and probably have at least semi-decent quality weapons.

I mean, are you seriously suggesting bandits are smarter than crows?  Ridiculous.

[Wisa1]

A) Because a single currency would be under control of a single organisation. This is VERY BAD. Also known as Totalitarian. OK, under the current system we have 182-ish smaller scale totalitarian currencies, a few pyramid schemes and a few relatively independent currencies. These independent currencies are neccesarily small scale, you would not want to trade internationally with something that is only usable in a few small towns in germany. Any larger and they start to suffer from inflation and such, on account of localized differences in perceived value. (As DOUR already (sort of) said)
Anyway, an increase in scale of a currency leads to three things:
1) Inflation, can be annoying but not usually a big problem.
2) An increase in totalitarian control, not really a problem with the right checks and balances but for everyone's sake: Don't let this one get too bad.
3) Increased viability for international trade, this is something we need to have any level of luxury.
Hmm, my format is wonky but i think i made my points clearly.

A) Unless the 'single organisation' is not subject to human weakness i.e. a well programmed algorithm a la Google search

As previously stated I am "very dumb" and I still don't understand why increase in scale = inflation I would actually be extremely grateful if you could explain this one for me(no sarcasm intended).

[Telarus]

A) Unless the 'single organisation' is not subject to human weakness i.e. a well programmed algorithm a la Google search

"SANTORUM"

[Wisa1]

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

about a dozen and in all honesty it's a long, long way from perfect, we are barely able to produce 50% of what we consume.
However I am fully aware of "inherent laziness" and feel confident that were I no longer to be blessed with the lifetime efforts of god knows how many third world chumps the 50% could quickly become 200

As for the the real farmers who usually produce around 100000% their small unit tactics (ditto size of armory) is roughly on par if not a little higher than the local police force

[Wisa1]

Hey now, just because farmers have the skills to take out crows and the occasional coyote with a Winchester, it totally follows that they could work as a team against people who rely on their skill at violence for a living and have almost certainly fought side by side on numerous occasion, and probably have at least semi-decent quality weapons.

I mean, are you seriously suggesting bandits are smarter than crows?  Ridiculous.

no you got it all wrong! bandits are definately smarter than crows but farmers are smarter than bandits

[Pæs]

How many acres do you farm?

And how much training do these farmers you know do in small unit tactics?

about a dozen and in all honesty it's a long, long way from perfect, we are barely able to produce 50% of what we consume.
However I am fully aware of "inherent laziness" and feel confident that were I no longer to be blessed with the lifetime efforts of god knows how many third world chumps the 50% could quickly become 200

As for the the real farmers who usually produce around 100000% their small unit tactics (ditto size of armory) is roughly on par if not a little higher than the local police force

What country are you from, simple farmboy turned warrior-king? I am from New Zealand which is MADE of farmers and their small unit tactics are limited to convincing dogs to chase sheep and pummeling each other in bar brawls.