There's a consistent theme that I see popping up on here that I find rather fascinating, and that is the way that many posters perceive BTC.
What do I mean? People doing things with BTC that they'd never, ever dream of doing with their dollars - gambling as an 'investment', or gambling at all, pouring coins into bullshit investment schemes run by totally anonymous showers of shit, lending on here to shambolic morons, asking the question 'where do I get free coins?'
Considering how much of a pain up the arse it can be to obtain coins and keep them safe and their future potential, I find it bizarre that there's such an extreme disconnect. I would've thought it should be at the opposite end of the scale but that's clearly not the case for many.
Why do you think this attitude has developed and where do you stand yourself?
How do you know that people gambling with bitcoin wouldn't gamble with their fiat also? The bitcoin gambling sites are much easier to get to than fiat gambling sites. People pouring btc investments in to "bullshit investment schemes" would do the same with their fiat, only there are much future bullshit investment schemes with fiat...because those markets are regulated.
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I think you're projecting a lot of hunches onto a population of people that likely isn't acting any different than they would with any currency.