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The "yes men"/cult mentality on bitcointalk.org is infuriating. Namely comments like this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=175996.msg1834237#msg1834237

The "yes men"/cult mentality on bitcointalk.org is infuriating. Namely comments like this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=175996.msg1834237#msg1834237 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=175996.msg1834237#ms... It's obvious what's going on. They own a lot of bitcoins, but can't be made to look stupid by admitting to this travesty of a pre-mine that they all overlooked.

ewillbefull 13y ago
There was no pre-mine. The genesis block contains a headline: > The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks He made bitcoin public exactly after this. He even announced it on a mailing list months before. Unless he had a time machine it's impossible for there to be foul play.