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In its early inception, it wasn't so bad about that. As it grew, though, it became insular and favored those who were going to the conventions for bitcoin and s
by thataccount 2mo ago
In its early inception, it wasn't so bad about that. As it grew, though, it became insular and favored those who were going to the conventions for bitcoin and shouted things like "Pura Vida". My "done with it" moment was when there was a lady from some Latin American place who was asking for donations so she could go to one of those Bitcoin talks in Costa Rica, and everyone ignored her. It was weird to see people going to her basic geography, and completing ignoring and leaving someone behind who was "very into" the ethos, but said much about the project.
- dmnyc 2mo agoIf you’re talking about who I think you are, it’s because she is a scammer and a stalker and everyone on Nostr is completely fed up with her. The community is extraordinarily welcoming of honest people producing honest content.
- Dylan16807 2mo agoSomeone couldn't get free money to visit a convention, especially a bitcoin one? That hardly seems like a negative to me.
- thataccount 2mo agoPray you never require charity, poster.
- Dylan16807 2mo agoYou put the word "require" there. That makes me think one of us has deeply misunderstood the situation... Also, even purely in the umbrella of "giving money to strangers for them to have fun", a bitcoin conference is a weak use.
- thataccount 2mo agoYou really don't understand what is going on in places like Latin America with Bitcoin do you? Let me enlighten you a little. People with a ton of Bitcoin go there to have fun, while trying to sell poor villages on the idea that Bitcoin will free them from poverty the rest of the world puts them in. The woman in question was in one of those villages, believing their idea that Bitcoin could free her and her village. They ignored her, and instead showed epic pictures of how carnivore and stuff they are. It's disgusting.
- Dylan16807 2mo agoThat sounds quite bad. But it also sounds like sending her to participate would have been even worse than ignoring her!
- thataccount 2mo agoIf they actually walked the walk, her going there would be a sign they were going to do what they were proposing. Them ignoring her was an indication they were full of it, hence why I left.
- Dylan16807 2mo agoOkay, that being what made you realize they were full of it makes plenty of sense to me.