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I think what he was trying to say is that saying "crypto attracts scumbags" puts the onus purely on consumers of the tech, when in fact a lot of the scummy beha

I think what he was trying to say is that saying "crypto attracts scumbags" puts the onus purely on consumers of the tech, when in fact a lot of the scummy behavior, hype and fraud is planned and encouraged by the people implementing the technology, not only their users. That's a significant departure from "any other movement".

zepto 5y ago
> That's a significant departure from "any other movement". Exactly this. There are scumbags in every movement, but crypto has structural incentives for scumbaggery that make it distinct.