My comment was subtle perhaps to the point of being cryptic, but there was actual logic to it. Even if I was a believer in cryptocurrency, the comment I responded to was problematic.
Your comment, on the other hand, simply asserts that anyone who hates cryptocurrencies is "stubborn and closed minded". That might be true, but for such an inflammatory argument, you probably want some evidence to support it.
I do have an intense hate of crypto. Not sure why you want to ignore tulips — speculative financial instruments seem like a very valuable comparison to crypto… For my part, I object to (a) the sheer narcissism of the crypto community, which claims crypto is better but fails to address the basic use cases needed to gain any practical traction in the real world (fast transactions, insured deposits), and (b) the way that crypto is hyped and ends up with normal people being taken advantage of (celebrity endorsements then a crash, NFTs).
Crypto doesn’t seem to solve any problem, but it sure has contributed to fucking over a lot of regular people
It's amazing how superior you've let yourself feel while not addressing anything.
Was I supposed to have a revelation that cryptocurrency is the answer, in some sort of holistic come-to-jesus moment? Sorry, no, cryptocurrency is still a crapfest.
Imagine being this bitter about cryptocurrencies. Let me guess, you made fun if it back in like 2010 and all your idiot acquaintances cashed out and now you're even more pissed?
You can check my comment history, I have never purchased a cryptocurrency in my life and have been loudly critical of it since the first mainstream mania in 2017.
However, I do not believe banks, which we allow to exist, should be allowed to become non-elected dictators, blocking fully legal transactions based on whatever the media mood of the day is.
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