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The difference is that Crypto is The Future. Horse betting has been established to be just that: Betting (I have no clue if that's really true, no offense to t
by jstummbillig 4y ago
The difference is that Crypto is The Future.
Horse betting has been established to be just that: Betting (I have no clue if that's really true, no offense to the hn horse racing crowd). There is no big institution money that says otherwise. There are no startup wizards working in the field. Nobody claims they are going to change the world.
Crypto on the other hand is sold as the future, and the people who miss out on the future are losers. The tech is really complicated, you don't understand what's going on, but, clearly, some very smart people do and they are convinced.
The point being, it's a lot easier to disregard horses than it is to disregard the future.
- sentirism 4y agoIt is a great point. Off Track Betting near me is also always packed with people betting on horses. No one there though is foolish enough to create an ideology around horse betting and I am sure most know deep down the house always wins.
- peterpost2 4y ago>The difference is that Crypto is The Future. [Citation needed]
- jstummbillig 4y agoImagine you actually read, and understood, my entire post.
- peterpost2 4y agoApparently I'm not the only one who did not get the sarcasm.
- hnaccount_rng 4y agoI think you should have kept the capitalisation consistent.. The Future
- quickthrower2 4y ago> you don't understand what's going on, but, clearly, some very smart people do and they are convinced. Even applying a steel man, it is not convincing. Don’t defer to “smart people”. Do your own research from first principles.
- cko 4y agoMy understanding was that his post was to be read in an ironic tone.
- quickthrower2 4y agoOh I see. poe’s law strikes again.