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Your assumption about me is correct. I am extremely biased against cryptocurrencies. And that's bad how? Do you have a sizable position in these instruments tha

Your assumption about me is correct. I am extremely biased against cryptocurrencies. And that's bad how? Do you have a sizable position in these instruments that you are afraid would be affected by my dialogue? And my point about circle jerks is prevalent all over social media. Open your eyes man. The Winklevoss Twins, Jack @ Twitter, Elon Musk. All of them have a vested interest in abusing their influence to push this non-productive asset to new heights, so they can then promote the greater fool theory with impressive effects. These folks, and countless others, are only interested in becoming the new 1% off the backs of others. That's not a great look.

bawolff 5y ago
Have you considered the best way to advance your position is to use logic instead of acting hysterically? I mean, i think i agreed with you more before i read your comments than after.
- SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
  You might be projecting. I'm not hysterical, just very emphatic about my points.
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    I have the same amount of crypto holdings that I had 20 years ago: zero. I’m considering buying some as part of my overall asset allocation at some point, but so far have not as they seem like electronic magic beans in some ways. Bottom line: I’m far from a crypto advocate. I am experiencing your argumentation style in this post as having a significantly greater amount of hysteria than emphasis.
    - SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
      After sleeping on this and coming back, I can see where I may have gone a bit off the rails a bit. Though if you read threads from earlier, I was goaded on a bit (with someone mentioning I needed to calm down... Like yeah that's the last thing you want to say to someone you're having a discussion with) Sometimes when the heat is cranked up, flamefesting can be inevitable. I'll try to take more frequent breaks.
jude- 5y ago
I think you should go re-read the HN commenting guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure I've been following the rules. Not sure what you're suggesting here. EDIT: If dang or any other HN moderator wishes to opine on where I'm going wrong, I'm happy to reassess my style and approach going forward, but I try to steer clear of ad hominems.

bawolff 5y ago

Have you considered the best way to advance your position is to use logic instead of acting hysterically? I mean, i think i agreed with you more before i read your comments than after.

SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
You might be projecting. I'm not hysterical, just very emphatic about my points.
- sokoloff 5y ago
  I have the same amount of crypto holdings that I had 20 years ago: zero. I’m considering buying some as part of my overall asset allocation at some point, but so far have not as they seem like electronic magic beans in some ways. Bottom line: I’m far from a crypto advocate. I am experiencing your argumentation style in this post as having a significantly greater amount of hysteria than emphasis.
  - SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
    After sleeping on this and coming back, I can see where I may have gone a bit off the rails a bit. Though if you read threads from earlier, I was goaded on a bit (with someone mentioning I needed to calm down... Like yeah that's the last thing you want to say to someone you're having a discussion with) Sometimes when the heat is cranked up, flamefesting can be inevitable. I'll try to take more frequent breaks.

jude- 5y ago

I think you should go re-read the HN commenting guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

SwimSwimHungry 5y ago
I'm pretty sure I've been following the rules. Not sure what you're suggesting here. EDIT: If dang or any other HN moderator wishes to opine on where I'm going wrong, I'm happy to reassess my style and approach going forward, but I try to steer clear of ad hominems.