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People still believe in Charles Manson's teachings. He's rotting away in fed pen but still has a following of organized nutters. Same goes with the KKK. Same g

People still believe in Charles Manson's teachings. He's rotting away in fed pen but still has a following of organized nutters. Same goes with the KKK. Same goes with crystal healing. Same goes with psychics. And ghost hunters. And, to be a real dick, pick any religion, ever, and the same applies. Just because people still believe/follow, doesn't mean shit. I could mention the dude with the funny little mustache from the 30s and 40s, but that's too easy.

dillonmckay 7y ago
Charles Manson died in 2017.
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  So he's rotting away in grave but still has a following of organized nutters. His point still stands: Just because people still believe/follow, doesn't mean shit. I know a gay black Trump supporting bitcoin shill. No amount of facts or logic or appeals to his own self interest or dignity or self respect will ever get through to him. I am absolutely sure there is nothing anyone can ever say that might change his opinion. All he ever wants to talk about is how everyone he knows should be investing everything they have in Bitcoin. It's pathetic.
  - keymone 7y ago
    All you need to say is sensible argument. Please present it but also be ready to admit that you may be wrong. If your argument against bitcoin is just ad hominem, painting all bitcoin supporters as nutjob shills - don’t bother.
keymone 7y ago
This is not bitcoin specific argument. You can apply this logic to pretty much everything on this planet and it’ll fit. My argument was never “bitcoin has supporters therefore it has value”, it’s “bitcoin provides security for your wealth and therefore it has value”. That to get to this point bitcoin must have had supporters is almost a truism except what’s amazing is that it has become a completely self-sufficient system right now. If all development stops and all supporters disappear - bitcoin will continue to be valuable (unless some critical bugs are found) because it will continue providing the same amount of utility.

dillonmckay 7y ago

Charles Manson died in 2017.

DonHopkins 7y ago
So he's rotting away in grave but still has a following of organized nutters. His point still stands: Just because people still believe/follow, doesn't mean shit. I know a gay black Trump supporting bitcoin shill. No amount of facts or logic or appeals to his own self interest or dignity or self respect will ever get through to him. I am absolutely sure there is nothing anyone can ever say that might change his opinion. All he ever wants to talk about is how everyone he knows should be investing everything they have in Bitcoin. It's pathetic.
- keymone 7y ago
  All you need to say is sensible argument. Please present it but also be ready to admit that you may be wrong. If your argument against bitcoin is just ad hominem, painting all bitcoin supporters as nutjob shills - don’t bother.

keymone 7y ago

This is not bitcoin specific argument. You can apply this logic to pretty much everything on this planet and it’ll fit. My argument was never “bitcoin has supporters therefore it has value”, it’s “bitcoin provides security for your wealth and therefore it has value”. That to get to this point bitcoin must have had supporters is almost a truism except what’s amazing is that it has become a completely self-sufficient system right now. If all development stops and all supporters disappear - bitcoin will continue to be valuable (unless some critical bugs are found) because it will continue providing the same amount of utility.