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> I read through this thread and I can't help to feel reminded of the discussion about cryptocurrencies. Same. Some people are simply wired to be perma-skeptic
by eric_cc 3y ago
> I read through this thread and I can't help to feel reminded of the discussion about cryptocurrencies.
Same. Some people are simply wired to be perma-skeptics / perma-bears / perma-negative. This community is still full of people who truly don’t grasp how world changing bitcoin is. They are in complete denial, most often parroting unoriginal talking points that they’ve been handed from others.
It’s easier to bypass deep thinking and deep learning and just imitate being an expert. It takes courage to admit being ignorant.
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not an expert in superconductors. I doubt most people in this thread are. But they are parroting and making ignorant predictions - just like crypto.
- cthalupa 3y agoI'll not take a personal stance on crypto in this comment, but it's really a stretch to try and compare the two. No one debates that there are significant and important uses for RTAPS. Lots of people debate if there are significant and important uses for cryptocurrency.
- atoav 3y agoAs I said I feel reminded of the discussions, I did not compare this scientific finding to crypto-assets per se. What I did however compare is the way this finding is being discussed in comparison to how crypto-assets have been discussed at a certain point in time. More specifically I was comparing a specific trait of some actors in both of these discussions (the "I want to believe"-type). I stand behind that observation, although I see how people can read more into my comment, depending on where they are coming from.