smallpatatas@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoBitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post)thedabbler.patatas.caexternal-linkmessage-square367fedilinkarrow-up1835arrow-down1124file-text
arrow-up1711arrow-down1external-linkBitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post)thedabbler.patatas.casmallpatatas@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square367fedilinkfile-text
35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called “Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji”. F that
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down15·edit-23 months agoBitcoin is digital money. A better analogy would be to campaign for a USD, Yen, euro or British pound emoji. Oh wait, they already exist.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agohttps://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html#Faulty_Comparison The existence of other emoji can’t justify the inclusion of a new emoji. Those emojis are old, and it’s unlikely they would’ve been approved under Unicode’s current guidelines.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI agree with you. I’m not really arguing for a bitcoin emoji. Just against the McDonald’s brand comparison. BTC is not mainstream enough (and never will be) to be needed in everyday text speak.
minus-squarepoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·edit-23 months agoIt’s also a scam. But those who fell for it and NFTs want to downtown cuz mad
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe coin itself is not a scam. However, its main usage is to receive payments from scams or any other kind of computer-related crime really.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·edit-23 months agoExcept those are real currencies the world recognizes. Most businesses will tell you to fuck off if you try to pay them in bitcoin.
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·3 months ago Most businesses will tell you to fuck off if you try to pay them in bitcoin. Yes and no. You can indirectly pay for things in Bitcoin using a Bitcoin credit card. Although I’m not sure why you would want to.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·3 months agoIt’s not “paying in bitcoin” if you have a random third party on your side converting it to a currency that isn’t a joke.
Bitcoin is digital money. A better analogy would be to campaign for a USD, Yen, euro or British pound emoji.
Oh wait, they already exist.
https://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html#Faulty_Comparison
The existence of other emoji can’t justify the inclusion of a new emoji. Those emojis are old, and it’s unlikely they would’ve been approved under Unicode’s current guidelines.
I agree with you.
I’m not really arguing for a bitcoin emoji. Just against the McDonald’s brand comparison.
BTC is not mainstream enough (and never will be) to be needed in everyday text speak.
It’s also a scam. But those who fell for it and NFTs want to downtown cuz mad
How so?
The coin itself is not a scam.
However, its main usage is to receive payments from scams or any other kind of computer-related crime really.
Except those are real currencies the world recognizes.
Most businesses will tell you to fuck off if you try to pay them in bitcoin.
Yes and no. You can indirectly pay for things in Bitcoin using a Bitcoin credit card. Although I’m not sure why you would want to.
It’s not “paying in bitcoin” if you have a random third party on your side converting it to a currency that isn’t a joke.