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If you're in SV-adjacent circles, lots of people are throatily anti-crypto, to the point where they start seeing red when you mention crypto, and pelt crypto wi
by Karrot_Kream 4y ago
If you're in SV-adjacent circles, lots of people are throatily anti-crypto, to the point where they start seeing red when you mention crypto, and pelt crypto with the same anti arguments repeated ad nauseum. There are influencers who have sprung up whose entire claim to fame has been their negative coverage of crypto (a mirror to the shady crypto influencers shilling their shitcoins). It's not a big leap to see that as "infinitely hostile". So the title is just "I'm not 'infinitely hostile'".
Also, "bullish" is generally a financial term, and in this case may refer to "price go up" which doesn't seem to be the intent of the article. The article is stressing usecases not price.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI have not observed this “seeing red” at all. What I have observed, many times over, is “one side” needing to feel like the “other side” is seeing red. “Triggered.” “Tilted.” “Trolled.” “Got ‘em.” Etc. Very common, not limited to any one subculture.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoThere's so many HN posts about crypto with crazy long comment trees, there's no need to litigate this here. Primary sources are plenty.
- Waterluvian 4y agoIndeed. It’s very easy to project upon text comments whatever emotion you interpret. Another well-known phenomenon. It’s why so many people find things like Slack to be so problematic for nuanced conversation.
- deeviant 4y ago> If you're in SV-adjacent circles, lots of people are throatily anti-crypto, to the point where they start seeing red when you mention crypto, and pelt crypto with the same anti arguments repeated ad nauseum. Oh I know just the type you mean. Of course, a type of person that is infinitely more annoying is the crypto evangelist explaining to you why they are making the world better because their startup is making it easy for grandma get in on the crypto revolution with her retirement fund.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoI'm not trying to play "pick your favorite character" here. I'm just explaining what I believed 'infinitely hostile to cryptocurrency' to mean.