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There are a lot of scams on the web, but you don't blame the HTTP protocol. There are a lot of email scams, but you don't blame SMTP. Sad to see the dominant vi
by tzz 9y ago
There are a lot of scams on the web, but you don't blame the HTTP protocol. There are a lot of email scams, but you don't blame SMTP. Sad to see the dominant view of this community is against any type of cryptocurrency.
- psyc 9y agoI don't think HN is remotely opposed to "cryptocurrency", but at the same time it's abundantly clear IMO that what's happening at this moment is a full-bore speculative mania.
- Steeeve 9y agoIf you're an NBA player, you spread the word about gold digger scams. If you're midlevel management you spread the word about timeshare scams. If you're a retiree, you spread the word about tech support scams. If you are a techie, you spread the word about blockchain investment scams because we're the target market for those scams. Scammers do their best to associate themselves with our communities because positive discussion at a place like hackernews is seen as "well, all those smart techies trust it..."