Quote from: Lauda on February 22, 2016, 07:50:49 PM

Does any of this seem familiar?

This definitely seems familiar. It might bring down bitcoin a little but it won't suffice to bring it to the ground, though, because there's still the lot of us who are using their brains and don't believe everything they're fed with (and our ranks increase with every passing day). Besides, anyone taking too much stuff at face value and not using their brains enough will soon find themselves with nowhere to go but out because in bitcoin anything can happen, thus if you're only here "becuz bitcoin haz bright future lol" you'll leave by your own will quite quickly, most likely to never come back.
So the worst case scenario is a price drop, several weak elements leaving, the others buying at cheap price and price rising back again, with basically only the same reliable people still being there and bitcoin having already achieved the highest degree of recognition that it will ever achieve. It's certainly sad considering all the potential that bitcoin has, but it's still not that bad for those of us here to stay: bitcoin is already great as it is now. And I'm talking about the worst case scenario, here. A sightly better one that could still happen even if we are divided like we are now is a very slow growth. But hey, a slow growth is a growth.

Anyway, we shouldn't be too pessimistic regarding human nature. I say we should wait and see.
Besides, I think that at least several devs are using the FUD to buy at cheap price. I wouldn't be surprised that some of them are being difficult to agree with because they can benefit from the situation. Now if it gets really dangerous they all have a lot to lose too, I say. Consensus is much easier to reach when everyone can see the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. Everyone has a lot to lose if bitcoin fails. Now some of us have a high decision power to end the FUD. And if motivation is what they need, then time is all we need.

Quote from: Kprawn on February 23, 2016, 03:33:11 PM

always said, if you are approached by 3 people in a fight, you only need to take down the biggest of the 3... When the biggest guy falls, the other 3 will hesitate and

you will take them down easier or they will run.

I hope you'll still be in a well enough state after the fight with the big guy to still be able to count if it ever happens, or the remaining guys might notice that you're weakening and maybe seize the opportunity Grin