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My opinion on why this particular community on HN is interested in crypto collapse stories is a) that we are probably embedded in the tech world already so a “h
by aabhay 4y ago
My opinion on why this particular community on HN is interested in crypto collapse stories is a) that we are probably embedded in the tech world already so a “happy” story (fund raise, adoption) just isn’t notable enough. Same reason why cable news only covers disasters. Then b) because many folks like me genuinely believe that many crypto schemes are ponzis and our technical brains have a cognitive dissonance to something wrong/nonsensical being propped up as right. And then c) it’s probably just the effect of a group dynamic whereby weakly held opinions are magnified in a shared setting making small things feel like large biases. I doubt most people here are actively protesting crypto or working towards its downfall.
- randomsearch 4y agoYes, you just nailed it. It’s the cognitive dissonance. “That doesn’t make any sense, huh” leads to getting annoyed when the world seems to disagree with something that you just can’t figure out any other way.