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### The Time Traveler's Bitcoin Bet
In 2013, a user on the BitcoinTalk forum named "Luke Magnotta" posted a thread titled "I am a time-traveler from the future here to beg you to stop what you are doing." According to the post, Magnotta claimed to be from the year 2025 and described a dystopian future caused by the widespread adoption of Bitcoin.
He detailed how Bitcoin had become the dominant currency, leading to severe wealth inequality. The rich controlled most of the Bitcoins, and the rest of the world lived in poverty. The post included predictions about Bitcoin's future price and warned readers about the consequences of continuing to support Bitcoin.
While the story was clearly fictional and intended as satire, it captured the imaginations of many in the Bitcoin community. Some took it as a playful, creative warning about the potential risks of Bitcoin, while others saw it as an amusing piece of speculative fiction.
The time traveler's post is often cited in discussions about the long-term impact of Bitcoin and serves as a humorous reminder of the imaginative and diverse perspectives within the cryptocurrency community.
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