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almost universally hated by the whole population Can you source that? It feels to me like a gross exaggeration. Anecdotally I know more people that are passi

almost universally hated by the whole population Can you source that? It feels to me like a gross exaggeration. Anecdotally I know more people that are passionate about it or just don't care than anyone who really hates it.

coopierez 4y ago
8% of (American) people have a positive view, 43% have a negative view. The rest don't care or are neutral. So although not a majority, it's pretty close. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/just-8percent-of-americans-have-a-positive-view-of-cryptocurrencies-now-cnbc-survey-finds.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/just-8percent-of-americans-h...
- _5uxp 4y ago
  Public majority have no way of understanding anything important. Even it's good for their health or wealth etc. So many historical example out there.
- rkagerer 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing that poll. 25% --> 45% since March. I'd be interested in seeing how those numbers fit into the context of longer term sentiment (eg. over the course of several years). I wonder how much it fluctuates year to year and what degree the emotion reflected in those surveys is influenced by prices at any given time (eg. inclination to be more upbeat when prices are going up).
  - NicoJuicy 4y ago
    It would be more interesting if anyone would still care about 2022 ( % wise)
- permo-w 4y ago
  I suspect NFTs probably have even worse numbers
- dibt 4y ago
  At the bottom of the article: "Negative views on crypto come at the same time as the public has soured on stocks. Just 26% say now is a good time to invest in equities, down two points from last quarter's survey and the most pessimistic level registered in the 15-year history of the survey. 51% say it's a bad time to invest, the third highest in the survey's history, bested only by the downbeat results of the prior two surveys." It's an example of Base-Rate neglect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy Often done in media due to a bias they are attempting to confirm. Almost all financial assets are down, and not appealing to retail investors. Negative news gets clicks.
Miserlou57 4y ago
Certainly not the whole population, but when SNL makes a joke about sitting at Holiday dinner and having to listen to so-and-so’s boyfriend talk on and on about Crypto, that’s got to be a sentiment that resonates with a lot of people
ls15 4y ago
I could be lead to believe that if my main source of information were HN comments.
nindalf 4y ago
You want to take a quick poll on HN? Nearly everyone who comments here (me included) passionately hate seeing hucksters defraud the general public.

coopierez 4y ago

8% of (American) people have a positive view, 43% have a negative view. The rest don't care or are neutral. So although not a majority, it's pretty close. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/just-8percent-of-americans-have-a-positive-view-of-cryptocurrencies-now-cnbc-survey-finds.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/just-8percent-of-americans-h...

_5uxp 4y ago
Public majority have no way of understanding anything important. Even it's good for their health or wealth etc. So many historical example out there.
rkagerer 4y ago
Thanks for sharing that poll. 25% --> 45% since March. I'd be interested in seeing how those numbers fit into the context of longer term sentiment (eg. over the course of several years). I wonder how much it fluctuates year to year and what degree the emotion reflected in those surveys is influenced by prices at any given time (eg. inclination to be more upbeat when prices are going up).
- NicoJuicy 4y ago
  It would be more interesting if anyone would still care about 2022 ( % wise)
permo-w 4y ago
I suspect NFTs probably have even worse numbers
dibt 4y ago
At the bottom of the article: "Negative views on crypto come at the same time as the public has soured on stocks. Just 26% say now is a good time to invest in equities, down two points from last quarter's survey and the most pessimistic level registered in the 15-year history of the survey. 51% say it's a bad time to invest, the third highest in the survey's history, bested only by the downbeat results of the prior two surveys." It's an example of Base-Rate neglect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy Often done in media due to a bias they are attempting to confirm. Almost all financial assets are down, and not appealing to retail investors. Negative news gets clicks.

Miserlou57 4y ago

Certainly not the whole population, but when SNL makes a joke about sitting at Holiday dinner and having to listen to so-and-so’s boyfriend talk on and on about Crypto, that’s got to be a sentiment that resonates with a lot of people

ls15 4y ago

I could be lead to believe that if my main source of information were HN comments.

nindalf 4y ago

You want to take a quick poll on HN? Nearly everyone who comments here (me included) passionately hate seeing hucksters defraud the general public.