HN tends to be very skeptical in general. It's easy to sound intelligent with a well-reasoned negative opinion than it is with an optimistic one. I think with c

HN tends to be very skeptical in general. It's easy to sound intelligent with a well-reasoned negative opinion than it is with an optimistic one. I think with cryptocurrency in particular a lot of HN'ers have really just dug their heals in and don't want to admit they were wrong.