It's fascinating, in an aggravating kind of way. It's a particularly virulent sort of meme -- one that you spread because the meme basically says "spread this m

It's fascinating, in an aggravating kind of way. It's a particularly virulent sort of meme -- one that you spread because the meme basically says "spread this meme and you'll get rewards!" And unlike a religion, there actually are genuine rewards. If you play it just right, then sometime before everybody loses interest in the game (around about the time people start saying things like "If you mention bitcoins one more time I will shove a very large economics textbook up your ass") you might make a few dollars. Economic bubbles and religions have another thing in common, too -- I'm only interested in playing if I'm starting it myself.