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> For anyone getting seriously involved in Ethereum, sorry for your loss. I appreciate good criticism, and you bring up an important point (which the digital c

by jnbiche 11y ago

> For anyone getting seriously involved in Ethereum, sorry for your loss. I appreciate good criticism, and you bring up an important point (which the digital currency communities have solved so far in an ad-hoc manner using "oracles", look it up if you aren't already familiar with it. At best it's a half solution, but it's not quite as bad as you portray here). But why add that last statement? Just to be a jerk? Revel in your superior understanding/arrogance? I don't get it. Edit: And for the record, I own no Ethereum and a few cents or dollars worth of Bitcoin, not sure how much.

riprowan 11y ago
What you're looking at right there is the very high cost of the toxic environment being nurtured by Theymos and his supporters. For those who don't know, Theymos is the name of the person who controls the most important communication channels: /r/Bitcoin, Bitcoin.org, and others. He has a clear and stated agenda and makes no bones about his policies. In short he curates social media channels to reflect his point of view and hide opposition. The blatant censorship and the armies of trolls arguing their convoluted logic have ended most polite and reasoned conversation on the topic.
- joosters 11y ago
  Which came first? The toxic discussion boards or the toxic blockchain scammers?
joosters 11y ago
Sorry if it sounded superior, it was not meant in that way. "sorry for your loss" seemed to become a very common phrase on most Bitcoin-related discussions where someone posted how they made a mistake, trusted a con, got scammed etc. There would always be someone saying sorry, perhaps someone tipping the poor unfortunate 0.5 cents out of sympathy, and an army of others revelling in pointing out which of the many hundreds of 'obvious' precautions they should have taken to avoid their misfortune. My prediction is that many many Ethereum users will be hearing the SFYL phrase when their promised 'trustless' system fails or the armies of scammers converge on a new blockchain.
- tangled_zans 11y ago
  I wasn't sure what to make of riprowan's above accusation that /r/bitcoin has become a toxic environment, but you've pretty much confirmed it. Sorry for your loss.

by jnbiche 11y ago

riprowan 11y ago

What you're looking at right there is the very high cost of the toxic environment being nurtured by Theymos and his supporters. For those who don't know, Theymos is the name of the person who controls the most important communication channels: /r/Bitcoin, Bitcoin.org, and others. He has a clear and stated agenda and makes no bones about his policies. In short he curates social media channels to reflect his point of view and hide opposition. The blatant censorship and the armies of trolls arguing their convoluted logic have ended most polite and reasoned conversation on the topic.

joosters 11y ago
Which came first? The toxic discussion boards or the toxic blockchain scammers?

joosters 11y ago

Sorry if it sounded superior, it was not meant in that way. "sorry for your loss" seemed to become a very common phrase on most Bitcoin-related discussions where someone posted how they made a mistake, trusted a con, got scammed etc. There would always be someone saying sorry, perhaps someone tipping the poor unfortunate 0.5 cents out of sympathy, and an army of others revelling in pointing out which of the many hundreds of 'obvious' precautions they should have taken to avoid their misfortune. My prediction is that many many Ethereum users will be hearing the SFYL phrase when their promised 'trustless' system fails or the armies of scammers converge on a new blockchain.

tangled_zans 11y ago
I wasn't sure what to make of riprowan's above accusation that /r/bitcoin has become a toxic environment, but you've pretty much confirmed it. Sorry for your loss.