I am transplanting this from the development forum:
According to my calendar, 2017 has already passed.
Gee thanks, hadn't noticed.
Sorry, I think I overreacted here. From your further posts, it seems your questions have been sincere. I should explain.
There is a steady stream of posts, often from new accounts, which desperately
try to find something,
anything wrong with Lightning. I sometimes see excellent posters waste hours and an ocean of virtual ink trying to keep up with frivolous arguments. And while theres nothing wrong with a new account, insofar as all start that way, that gives no post history for me to check and see if you be that type.
i'm reasonably new to crypto but a seasoned securities trader. it took me roughly two weeks to realize this. seems like there is a LOT of hype/marketing from sockpuppet accounts, fake articles, just a hype train often in the name of market manipulation. team evil with bcash is one that definitely comes to mind
has it always been like this or is it a fairly recent development with all the alt coins we now have, many with pumpNdump strats in place?
Team Evil with Bcash, indeed. For a sense of
déjà vu, read this interview from 19 August
2015:
Adam Back Says the Bitcoin Fork Is a Coup, Morgan Peck, IEEE
Spectrum.
I invite seasoned Bitcoiners to relate their experiences. The conflict with anti-Bitcoin agendas is certainly heating up now, more than ever. But Bitcoin is stronger than ever before; and to those who experienced the history or otherwise know it, it all feels like something seen before.
This thread is self-moderated, because it seems sure to be a troll magnet. I will not be heavy-handed. Or maybe I will be. Start a different thread if you dislike my judgment on that point.