3 ms·

Yes! Yes I am an anti-Bitcoin fanatic! Why? Because it's _so obvious_ to people outside the Bitcoin fixation that Bitcoin is crippled. And here you are sayi

Yes! Yes I am an anti-Bitcoin fanatic! Why? Because it's _so obvious_ to people outside the Bitcoin fixation that Bitcoin is crippled. And here you are saying "You don't _know_ it's not going to rise in price again" as if that constitutes a useful argument in favor of Bitcoin. You just _assume_ that Bitcoin is in its 'early' stages, that it's similar to Wall Street. Nothing Bitcoin does solves the problem money presents in the first place: its misuse by the greedy.

pyre 14y ago
| Yes I am an anti-Bitcoin fanatic! "Fanatic" is usually a bad thing. It means that you are so invested in your extreme position that you are unwilling to listen to contradictory ideas/evidence. | And here you are saying "You don't _know_ it's | not going to rise in price again" as if that | constitutes a useful argument in favor of | Bitcoin. Who said I was arguing in favor of Bitcoin? I'm arguing that your position is too extreme, and derived from emotion rather than anything else. | You just _assume_ that Bitcoin is in its | 'early' stages, that it's similar to Wall | Street. All you're really doing here is redirecting. You're turning my statements into claims/assumptions without any discussions or supporting evidence. I'm now "assuming" that Bitcoin is in its early stages, but you have not said why you think that it isn't. I'm now "assuming" that Bitcoin is similar to Wall Street, but you're not saying why they are different. If Bitcoin is not in the 'early' stages as a currency, then what would you define as it's early stages? All you're really doing is Nothing Bitcoin does solves the problem money presents in the first place: its misuse by the greedy.
- Helianthus 14y ago
  Sure. I took the rhetorical tack of agreeing with the label because I'm firm enough in my conviction that I don't care if someone writes me off as a fanatic. I'm actually tired of listening to contradictory ideas/evidence about Bitcoin. It gets pretty repetitive and it never gets very convincing.

pyre 14y ago

| Yes I am an anti-Bitcoin fanatic! "Fanatic" is usually a bad thing. It means that you are so invested in your extreme position that you are unwilling to listen to contradictory ideas/evidence. | And here you are saying "You don't _know_ it's | not going to rise in price again" as if that | constitutes a useful argument in favor of | Bitcoin. Who said I was arguing in favor of Bitcoin? I'm arguing that your position is too extreme, and derived from emotion rather than anything else. | You just _assume_ that Bitcoin is in its | 'early' stages, that it's similar to Wall | Street. All you're really doing here is redirecting. You're turning my statements into claims/assumptions without any discussions or supporting evidence. I'm now "assuming" that Bitcoin is in its early stages, but you have not said why you think that it isn't. I'm now "assuming" that Bitcoin is similar to Wall Street, but you're not saying why they are different. If Bitcoin is not in the 'early' stages as a currency, then what would you define as it's early stages? All you're really doing is Nothing Bitcoin does solves the problem money presents in the first place: its misuse by the greedy.

Helianthus 14y ago
Sure. I took the rhetorical tack of agreeing with the label because I'm firm enough in my conviction that I don't care if someone writes me off as a fanatic. I'm actually tired of listening to contradictory ideas/evidence about Bitcoin. It gets pretty repetitive and it never gets very convincing.