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		celticninja on Dec 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Value Sinks After Chinese Exchange Move i love how you are telling him it was a dumb idea, when you have no idea if he sold enough at $1100 to cover his student loan, or that right now he is still in a position where he has doubled his money in a matter of months regardless of this crash. Too many people offering investment advice in hindsight round here.

tlrobinson on Dec 18, 2013 | [–]

Err isn't ivanplenty doing the opposite of offering hindsight investment advice? He's saying it was stupid despite it ending up being a profitable investment.

achughes on Dec 18, 2013 | | [–]

Just because it worked out well in the end doesn't mean it was a good idea to begin with

celticninja on Dec 20, 2013 | | [–]

It means it was a worthwhile risk that paid off.

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