Did you not read the OP of the bet, or the many discussions with him afterwards? He plainly stated that he was sick of "Team Ponzi" spreading FUD and attacking these HYIP businesses as ponzis without proof. The whole bet was "if you believe they are a ponzi, put your money where your mouth is," and at first, many of those who "bet" did so not to make a quick buck, but to make their point, which was that they believed BTCS&T was a scam. Maybe we were reading or understanding something differently *shrug*
How many people in "team ponzi" took that bet, 100% expecting it to be a real wager, "scouts honor?" How many people would buy this bridge I've got to sell?
I did. That's why I bet only 20. If you're selling the bridge for $0, I'll take that too.
I kinda have to agree...I mean....seriously? People are upset they didn't get something for nothing?
I think you missed the part where people are upset because someone else would've taken their money had he won, but would not pay out if he lost. It's a tiny bit different. Other people were also upset because Matthew spent 3 weeks building up to a HUGE climax... that in the end turned out to be a "meh."
It's as if some guy invited everyone to come watch his spectacular fireworks, people took the time off from work to come see it, and when they got there, all they saw was him tossing a lit molotov cocktail into the air, and saying, "Get it? GET IT!?" And even after it fell on his head afterwards, it really wasn't all that entertaining.