OP was blaming them for bringing the global economy to its knees. Regardless: yes there is culturally a big difference in buying bitcoin and getting a mortgag

OP was blaming them for bringing the global economy to its knees. Regardless: yes there is culturally a big difference in buying bitcoin and getting a mortgage: the latter is not considered a risky investment precisely because everyone isn't expecting you'll get one if you can't pay it off. Bitcoin on the other hand is not a loan, but putting money you already have into a risky investment (note: I'm making a living of cryptocurrencies) .