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The thing is, most "crypto haters" on HN are just regretful no-coiners. Crypto is exactly the type of thing you would except HN to love, it ticks the box in so
by dinobones 4y ago
The thing is, most "crypto haters" on HN are just regretful no-coiners. Crypto is exactly the type of thing you would except HN to love, it ticks the box in so many ways, except for the one where... They forgot to buy some and are forever resentful.
I honestly struggle to believe this group of people truly care that much about crypto's effects on the environment; from the people I've spoken about this with personally, they always come across as hyperbolic and dishonest.
To some degree I believe it is their brain subconsciously trying to justify their hared because they were "left out," the same way some people, for example, irrationally hate The Avengers because they never saw it and got sick of hearing people talk so much about it around its release. Each reminder of being left out burns you just that little bit more, and it's hard to be objective and come around to something once you feel that way about it.
I'm not surprised this "ya but, crypto still bad" comment is the top comment here on HN. It's pretty funny to me.
- dleslie 4y agoI made money on crypto, and still believe it's just a Ponzi scheme that's wretched for carbon emissions. I'm certain that I'm not alone. The fact is that crypto doesn't really solve any pressing problems for normal people. Fiat currency and related digital networks work just fine, all of the time.
- wruza 4y agoSeems like you’re trying to make fun of non-gamblers, but being resentful is exactly the key part of this disorder.
- ashwagary 4y agoPeople working on cutting edge technology are all speculators in one way or another even if they don't realize or can't quantify the opportunity cost. The one thing I will agree with the OP about is, HN had some of the earliest posts about Bitcoin and it was generally poo pood by the audience potentially due to an inadequate analysis. The long term HN readers that missed the boat may suffer from some forms of regret which can surface as disdain or hatred. I mean, how many assets that come across this site have 20,000,000% to 69,000,000% returns and just require you to pay attention to benefit?
- mrtranscendence 4y agoDo I wish I'd invested in Bitcoin early? Sure! I'd love to be a millionaire (or billionaire). Who wouldn't? Using that as an excuse to dismiss criticisms out of hand isn't particularly sporting, though. I feel like my criticisms of crypto (such as they are) are independent of whether I'd prefer to have been a millionaire.
- ashwagary 4y agoI just read some of your replies about energy usage, it seems you (and 99% of the people in this thread) still misunderstand how bitcoin scales. Worth reviewing this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=32866339 https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=32866339
- MrMan 4y agoGlobal warming will kill everyone no matter how much crypto they own