I'm a slashdot guy and I don't hate bitcoin. I don't love it either though.
I do however find the rampant libertarianism that comes with bitcoin somewhat annoying.
The tech is cool, though.
And it's quite obvious that many who frequent these forums are young, rather naive and not nearly as pragmatic as I am. And I also think it's far to insecure. I mined a few coins and that's all I'll invest in it.
I think bitcoin has a place, but I'm not sure it'll find it before something else takes over.
This was rather a stream of consciousness than a well thought out post, but take it for what it is.
What's annoying about realizing the inherent meta-aspect of liberty the concept of bitcoin contains? Centralized authorities have almost always had control over the monetary supply of the people and bitcoin is the first viable alternative. I think when something as basic as currency can be shown to work effectively without control by a violent monopoly (the State), people may begin to explore that basic philosophy of liberty in other areas as well.