I think it's pretty timeless too. But still, I imagine there was a huge shift in this area after bitcoin became more well-known, so the fact that the article co

I think it's pretty timeless too. But still, I imagine there was a huge shift in this area after bitcoin became more well-known, so the fact that the article comes before that point in time matters. And given bitcoin's reputation, I just assumed the article was about bitcoin from the title. (I say this as someone who is a big fan of bitcoin.) You are right about pirateat40. I was paying attention to it at the time. It was not at all certain that it was a ponzi scheme. However, let me make one comment for other people who may not be so familiar with it. It became completely obvious that it was probably a Ponzi scheme, early enough for people to take their money out of it who didn't want to just gamble. Of course, I admit, that's a subjective analysis.