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Yes and everyone warned everyone investing in crypto that it could go from hero to zero instantly. I cant believe anyone didnt know this risk.

SamBam 4y ago
I failed to see any of these warnings you're talking about in any of the Superbowl ads. I'm pretty sure if I followed the Superbowl ads to crypto.com, I would fail to see these warnings. Yes, for everyone deeply connected online, who has been following crypto for the last several years, of course we've talked about plenty of warnings many times. But the current marketing campaigns are not aimed at such people.
- bratwurst3000 4y ago
  It is bad and sad that many people lost money that didn’t want to sound like I’m not aware of that. And yes you could be right it’s just my bubble. But it’s still sad that so many people fall for get rich quick scheme.
mescaline 4y ago
There's a slight problem in your use of "everyone". You, personally, don't know or have sampled everyone. You are using it as a indication that "people warned" and "people should know", given people warned other people. Saying you can't believe people didn't know is just showing lack of empathy in how others form trust. Many of those people form trust by looking at a screen and seeing a nice website with nice logins and nice charts. They look at things with dollar signs and say, "that's a good number there". Others dig in and are curious about how things work. Some laugh when people complain about how much power proof-of-work takes and believe it is the eniventible conclusion to why we don't see aliens out there. Don't be the wurst person. Be the best! See that all humans need our help from an understanding technology perspective. Know that software can be implemented to take away their choices, or give them more choices than they had before.
JackFr 4y ago
Everyone involved in crypto is either a con or a mark. There isn't a middle ground.
afavour 4y ago
There was no such warning in all the high profile ads that drew people in.
tablespoon 4y ago
> Yes and everyone warned everyone investing in crypto that it could go from hero to zero instantly. I cant believe anyone didnt know this risk. Clearly not. There's a pretty clear pattern where many (most?) cryptocurrency enthusiasts avert their eyes from anything except the most transient and limited downsides and are can be quite hostile to anyone who's bearish on cryptocurrency. It's got a strong "power of positive thinking" vibe.

SamBam 4y ago

I failed to see any of these warnings you're talking about in any of the Superbowl ads. I'm pretty sure if I followed the Superbowl ads to crypto.com, I would fail to see these warnings. Yes, for everyone deeply connected online, who has been following crypto for the last several years, of course we've talked about plenty of warnings many times. But the current marketing campaigns are not aimed at such people.

bratwurst3000 4y ago
It is bad and sad that many people lost money that didn’t want to sound like I’m not aware of that. And yes you could be right it’s just my bubble. But it’s still sad that so many people fall for get rich quick scheme.

mescaline 4y ago

There's a slight problem in your use of "everyone". You, personally, don't know or have sampled everyone. You are using it as a indication that "people warned" and "people should know", given people warned other people. Saying you can't believe people didn't know is just showing lack of empathy in how others form trust. Many of those people form trust by looking at a screen and seeing a nice website with nice logins and nice charts. They look at things with dollar signs and say, "that's a good number there". Others dig in and are curious about how things work. Some laugh when people complain about how much power proof-of-work takes and believe it is the eniventible conclusion to why we don't see aliens out there. Don't be the wurst person. Be the best! See that all humans need our help from an understanding technology perspective. Know that software can be implemented to take away their choices, or give them more choices than they had before.

JackFr 4y ago

Everyone involved in crypto is either a con or a mark. There isn't a middle ground.

afavour 4y ago

There was no such warning in all the high profile ads that drew people in.

tablespoon 4y ago

> Yes and everyone warned everyone investing in crypto that it could go from hero to zero instantly. I cant believe anyone didnt know this risk. Clearly not. There's a pretty clear pattern where many (most?) cryptocurrency enthusiasts avert their eyes from anything except the most transient and limited downsides and are can be quite hostile to anyone who's bearish on cryptocurrency. It's got a strong "power of positive thinking" vibe.