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Never seen a single positive word about Bitcoin on Hacker News, even when price was at its peak, so if it's true what you say they must have been doing a pretty
by Kiro 8y ago
Never seen a single positive word about Bitcoin on Hacker News, even when price was at its peak, so if it's true what you say they must have been doing a pretty bad job.
- celticninja 8y agoNever is a very bold statement. However price spikes do tend to be met with negativity if they are discussed at all. A price spike is of no technological value so HN doesn't really worry about them (unlike say Reddit where it is the overwhelming topic).
- bdcravens 8y agoI've seen a lot of it. I can recognize it from a mile away, as I spend a lot of time on various crypto subreddits. (I was mining in 2011; I'm active there, under a different username with a different voice) Personally I think there's nothing wrong with what passes for typical discussion there: high optimism, but low substance. It just has no place on HN, and is downvoted accordingly. That's not a conspiracy against Bitcoin as much as a community standard here for what makes for substantive discussion.