Not only here, but in the wild outside BitcoinTalk. With the exception of only three, at most, everybody I've spoke with about Bitcoin over the past years weren't even aware of this forum, let alone know what they're talking about. Case in post re the latter, I struck up a convo with a poker dealer in Laughlin the other day, thanks to me PROUDLY donning my KNC Miner tee  . He stated that he just purchased $500 worth of BTC during the recent runup because he had learnt about Bitcoin on one of them Forex-esque sites that he's a member of. He felt like Bitcoin is a secure investment because (slightly paraphrased -->) the blockchain only made - past tense - a hundred million bitcoins (oppose to never exceeding 21M BTC way, way, way down the road). At $500, he wasn't even able to purchase a full bitcoin, yet his intent is to sell soon when the exchange rate reaches $1,200 per.

In essence, most folks don't have a clue about Bitcoin et al., let alone possessing rudimentary knowledge of handling their everyday fiat-based financials. I'm sure you, like myself, have heard many people claim to be an expert in something that we're versed in, but prior to them ending the very first sentence outta their pie holes, we quickly realize that they don't have a fuckin' clue about the subject matter.


Akin to the price of gold going up when overall the demand for the actual precious is considerably down thanks to myriad trading platforms in which it's traded, e.g. Ratecoin going up and down in price on exchanges when there's [virtually] no real-world usage, let alone purpose for said shitcoin.