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> No, things you voluntarily participate in aren’t scams. The vocal detractor's hostility is only matched by the their ignorance and arrogance; they assume bec

> No, things you voluntarily participate in aren’t scams. The vocal detractor's hostility is only matched by the their ignorance and arrogance; they assume because they have no use for it that no else does either. Again, I've tried to win them with reason, and even put challenges in order for them to put their money where their mouths are; but they just shirk it and go on about disparaging it without any real substance. o be fair, I think 99% of crypto are scams, too; what they don't realize is that is often their cohort (SBF and al the VC money and SV might behind him) who do the most scamming.

colesantiago 3y ago
> they assume because they have no use for it that no else does either. I'll go a step further: Crypto has no use case that hasn't been already solved by the current financial system and it is not private at all. In fact most users have dwindling and no confidence with crypto: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/10/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/10/majority-... > Again, I've tried to win them with reason, and even put challenges in order for them to put their money where their mouths are; but they just shirk it and go on about disparaging it without any real substance. And where is the substance in the crypto industry? The answer is the sum of the amount of use cases they are trying to find. Zero.
tempera 3y ago
You are trying to reason in good faith with someone who receives money to post. These are the narrative ninnies, who push a narrative on subjects like: war, surveillance, lockdowns, elections. Can't let forming opinion to chance, not here, not on reddit, not anywhere!
- colesantiago 3y ago
  > You are trying to reason in good faith with someone who receives money to post. Source? or do you always keep making things up? Even if I was being paid to post, I would not use crypto to accept payment.

colesantiago 3y ago

> they assume because they have no use for it that no else does either. I'll go a step further: Crypto has no use case that hasn't been already solved by the current financial system and it is not private at all. In fact most users have dwindling and no confidence with crypto: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/10/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/10/majority-... > Again, I've tried to win them with reason, and even put challenges in order for them to put their money where their mouths are; but they just shirk it and go on about disparaging it without any real substance. And where is the substance in the crypto industry? The answer is the sum of the amount of use cases they are trying to find. Zero.

tempera 3y ago

You are trying to reason in good faith with someone who receives money to post. These are the narrative ninnies, who push a narrative on subjects like: war, surveillance, lockdowns, elections. Can't let forming opinion to chance, not here, not on reddit, not anywhere!

colesantiago 3y ago
> You are trying to reason in good faith with someone who receives money to post. Source? or do you always keep making things up? Even if I was being paid to post, I would not use crypto to accept payment.