While I think the whole bitcoin thing is profoundly silly, I don’t think the comparison with the hiring thread is fair. Bitcoins provoke discussion between peo

While I think the whole bitcoin thing is profoundly silly, I don’t think the comparison with the hiring thread is fair. Bitcoins provoke discussion between people who think bitcoins are sticking it to The Man and people who think, well, that they’re profoundly silly. On the other hand, if I post “startup XYZ in Boston is hiring”, what is there to say in response? “No, they aren’t”?