But mainly I do not like scammers and sleazy people who lie to take other people's money. Perhaps because I am rather easy to fool myself. And I have never seen a community so packed with crooks and criminals as the bitcoin community. Politicians, judges, cops, bankers, even professors -- there is plenty of corruption among them, but nowhere near as much as among the bitcoiners.
What? How did you determine the density of scammers among the bitcoiners? This is exactly the opposite of my experience with bitcoin and the community surrounding it. I've never been scammed by anyone here, and in 90% of all of my own transactions, I've opted not to use any type of escrow.
Also, the entire notion that a scammer would only accept a specific currency is ridiculous. A scammer will take whatever you'll give him. I get emails every week from scammers trying to scam, and I've yet to see one requesting bitcoin as the payment mechanism.
How are you keeping track of all the scams that happen with cash? I assume you have some very sophisticated tools if you're able to make this comparison.
Maybe you've been fooled?
Jorge is speaking from position, as one who has stolen millions of dollars from the people of Brazil.