Quote from: HabBear on November 30, 2017, 06:01:28 AM

Quote from: lm2f on November 24, 2017, 10:48:03 PM

Quote from: GreatOrchid on November 24, 2017, 10:40:41 PM

if you are jealous because you dont even have a bitcoin on your wallet, it is not our fault.

lmfao, check my registration date, kiddo.

Good point. You've been here since 2011. You must have been pro-Bitcoin at the start.

What changed? What happened that left you bitter about Bitcoin? Tell us your story.

I haven't been on this forum since 2011 like the OP but I was well aware of BTC due to listening to many libertarian broadcasts back then and their interviews of the lead developers at the time. I was planning to buy some but didn't trust the process of buying where I lived back in 2011 since it wasn't as simple as it is today.

That said, you people don't get it. I agree with the OP 100%. I believed that BTC would eventually turn into a Ponzi scheme if it didn't catch on in the mainstream in the form of being able to pay for a cup of coffee or buy food at the grocery store. Not only has this hasn't happened but something even worse happened...the crazy fees that make BTC unrealistic as a day to day currency. But wait...there's more! As an excuse, everyone readily admits that BTC isn't really a currency but a store of wealth. WTF?!? Hello...that's NOT why it was created. Finally seeing how everyone behaves or otherwise hypes BTC has convinced me beyond a reasonable doubt that BTC is a Ponzi scheme. I'm sorry but that's what it is. I'm happy for those that bought back in 2011 and managed to not lose it or sell it for nearly 7 years. These people know full well that they made their money because people are willing to pay 1000X more today than in the past. They know full well that there's no justification for these prices.

So drop this "bitterness" bullshit. Just because someone decides that Bitcoin is a form of a Ponzi scheme doesn't make them bitter or even that they disagree with it. They are just being honest. Most people on this forum, in contrast, are full of shit and they know it. Knowing that Bitcoin is a Ponzi shouldn't stop someone from investing. Being afraid that the price is too high and it's vastly overbought and overvalued is the reason they stay out of it....or get in and out as fast as possible...knowing that those that believe in the concept of HODL are the ones that are going to get burned sooner or later when governments start making it illegal or people pull out their money and flood to other cryptos.