It's cool that the author is in this thread commenting too. I read the article before reading his comments in here, and "infinitely hostile" resonated with me o

It's cool that the author is in this thread commenting too. I read the article before reading his comments in here, and "infinitely hostile" resonated with me on a personal level. I've been berated by certain friends for entertaining opinions different from theirs. It's hostility that felt unworkable to me, I don't feel like I can actually engage these individuals in conversation about topics such as cryptocurrency. I entered these conversations with some platonic notion of friendly debate where we'd share our perspectives, maybe point out where we disagree with each other, then walk away with better understanding of each others views. Instead, I felt like I got yelled at and interrupted before finishing 2 sentences, and overall I just want to avoid such an interaction again. "Less than infinitely" to me made sense too, it's what I would've liked out of my friend on the topic of crypto or really anything where we don't see eye to eye. I don't want an "omg you're right what have I been thinking", but maybe "I don't know about your conclusions, but I'll consider what you said and maybe they'll change my mind or maybe they'll help me better form my own arguments."