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I've always thought of HN as the place where you can reliably get a contrarian opinion. See for instance that research some time ago showing the top-voted comme
by tedeh 9y ago
I've always thought of HN as the place where you can reliably get a contrarian opinion. See for instance that research some time ago showing the top-voted comment of most submissions on HN being a refutation of the thing that was submitted.
Cryptocurrencies have been rising in value at an astronomical pace the last few months, and Bitcoin may currently be the biggest asset bubble in human history [1]. It would seem it is only quite logical that the general HN comment would be quite skeptical at the very least.
[1]: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/its-official-bitcoin-surpasses-tulip-mania-now-biggest-bubble-world-history?page=1 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/its-official-bitcoi...
- oelmekki 9y agoThere's an other group who is very good at refuting everything: conspirationists. I love how HN comments often provide more insight into subjects that the article they are discussing, but this is no excuse for the blatant discarding of any new idea it often demonstrates. I've been around for a while, and quite frankly, I more and more skip top comments to find really interesting content. Note that I reply here on the general HN sentiment, not regarding cryptocurrencies specifically. Although I would say that on the topic at hand : beware making general judgments based on one bad day.