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[–] epyon22 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

All these company based coins are essentially grey market stocks, sell coins for free capital, coins gain value on perception of company value. Plus Elon can continue pumping and dumping. The distopian future of company owned currency sounds terrible.

[–] McNasty 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're scrip. Spendable at the company store.

Everything old is new again.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I owe my soul to the company store.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 6 points 2 years ago

Another day old and deeper in debt.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is definitely going to work and, moreover, Elon will eventually use it to perform a rug pull at a scale not seen since like the previous week maybe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Didn't he already do this with another coin he made up?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know he did it with Doge, but that was a meme coin he wasn't involved in making.

[–] alongwaysgone 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know so many people who were so fucking convinced they were going to be rich from doge coin.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

My dumbass brother is one of them.

Also I told him to sell his bitcoin when it was at $44k and still plummeting cause it was going to drop below $20K (so rebuy then) and he didn't do that either...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Ah yeah that's the one I was thinking of, thanks

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

All behold, the return of corporate scrip.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What was the original Simpsons screenshot? I want to know what those signs originally said.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know which episode, but the signs originally said "we don't take itchy & scratchy money". Hope that helps!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Seems to be S6E4 Itchy and Scratchy Land

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It works just like regular money, but it's, uh... "fun"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

except it's not because it's value is way more unstable than regular money (I'm no expert in this so please don't murder me in my sleep)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Basically stock, but uncontrolled? (maybe not the right word)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's company scrip, the same bullshit unions busted 100 years ago.

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

Did I hear a rock and stone?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

rock and stone to the bone

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What episode is this from?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

I’m assuming the one where they go to Itchy & Scratchy Land, which the internet tells me is season 6, episode 4.

[–] X_X_X 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have much higher standards than that!

[–] mindbleach 2 points 2 years ago

Not accepting any weak two-X whiskey, neither.