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> Crypto is 99% full of hucksters, and the remaining 1% are the sorry saps. > The intelligent people I know want nothing to do with it. "political tribes self
by flotzam 4y ago
> Crypto is 99% full of hucksters, and the remaining 1% are the sorry saps.
> The intelligent people I know want nothing to do with it.
"political tribes self-segregate to an impressive extent – a 1/10^45 extent, I will never tire of hammering in – based on their implicit tribal characteristics." - https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anythin...
> Folks I've met IRL who are into it usually aren't all that bright. The traits they do have are affinity for risk taking, and being somewhat technical but not too much so, just enough to be dangerous. They certainly won't be opening any PRs to fix Ethereum bugs.
Replace "risk taking" with "compliance" for outgroup point of view. (Being "into it" then meaning heavy investment into being opposed to cryptocurrency.)
- metadat 4y agoI'm having a hard time following your message, are you saying people who don't like crypto are intolerant and narrow-minded?
- flotzam 4y agoThose character traits are well represented in both the pro- and the anti-cryptocurrency crowds, no doubt. But it was more of a meta comment on GGP saying "there's a deep divide" and GP responding "what are you talking about, every good person I can see is anti"
- metadat 4y agoHaha, now I got it! Thanks for clarifying. Salient point for sure, and thanks for the interesting article.