>the "true" origin or purpose of Bitcoin will never be known unless someone leaks it Well, that's really my question. Why don't people seem to care? >speculat

>the "true" origin or purpose of Bitcoin will never be known unless someone leaks it Well, that's really my question. Why don't people seem to care? >speculation is pointless IMO And, that's the thinking that boggles my mind and prompted this post. Why is it that people don't think it matters? There are actually two things here: 1.) It appears to not at all be what attracted people to it, which also means that it is not conveying the presumed benefits to its adopters. and 2.) That implies that it's something else and is conveying some benefit to someone else. So, with respect to those points, 1.) why do people continue to support it when their reasons have dissolved? and 2.) why don't they care that they have possibly been misled, wonder who misled them, and why? I mean, it would be one thing if they just said "screw it" and walked away. But, they just seem to blindly continue supporting it. >people are trying to apply their mainstream values to Bitcoin Exactly. The mainstream swooped in quickly and swept all of those hopes away. But, it seems to not have deterred those early adopters that their dreams have been crushed. Perhaps with the gold rush, their support no longer matters as much. But, you'd think they'd almost revolt against their hopes being crushed. Yet, there's barely a grumble. >It's easier for people to change their payment system than to change their values Well said.