Crypto has a one-two punch that causes it to really stick tight in some minds: it's a get-rich-quick scheme (and those have a long history of bypassing the rati

Crypto has a one-two punch that causes it to really stick tight in some minds: it's a get-rich-quick scheme (and those have a long history of bypassing the rational parts of the brain), together with ideological appeal: it feels like you're striking a blow against the Man (even though in practice all crypto goes through a small number of centralized actors that the Man can shut down any time he likes).