Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

Quote from: fittan on December 23, 2013, 01:32:00 PM

It's a new technology and financial model, and it's absolutely justified to be sceptic about everything that is new when the consequences could potentially be dire.

Of course. The rest of your post was a lot of gibberish.

Please explain which part is gibberish and why, because everything I said is rooted in fact and responds in one way or another to your post. It's 100% logical and backed by information.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

However, if you looked at the statements from the tax-department and the financial supervisor authority, you will clearly see that they do not understand the technology at play here, as they're very negative towards it, and focus on all the negative aspects. This is called propaganda, and when delivered from a state, it's called state propaganda. The only purpose with being so negative is to stunt growth and scare people from using bitcoin.

Uuh, I did look at all the statements, and they are all referring to the following things:
1) Cryptocurrencies are volatile and therefore dangerous in the short term.
2) We need to be careful and sceptical, because this is a new agent to our economy.

None of the statements indicate that they don't understand the technology. In fact, you don't NEED to understand technology in order to know that people are trading their asses off, and that too much volatility too quickly could spell disaster on a large scale. Once again, THIS IS PERFECTLY FINE. It's not propaganda, at all. Do you even know what the word propaganda means? Because that's not what this is.

Also, you have no proof whatsoever that the government is "scared" of cryptocurrencies. It's a far-fetched assumption, and it's totally idiotic. Once again, this is not your little revolution. Grow the hell up.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

A progressive and smart country would've looked at the technology, acknowledged it's strength, and at the same time being aware of its weaknesses. Then informing about it in a rational and educated manner, and helping any businesses that wants to be involved.

Yes, because everybody knows that politics are quick and simple. Thanks for informing us with your precious insights into the political system. You seem to have it all figured it out.

"They just need to do this and that! That's what a smart country would do!!!!" says random internet justice fighter with no understanding of anything whatsoever.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

You should drop your hostile attitude, and rather discuss in a calm and civilized manner. There will be nothing constructive coming out of a flame war or shouting at each other.

Actually, it's fine to be pissed and hostile as long as it's an actual discussion. I think you're utterly ridiculous, but I back every single statement up with a rational argument so that you always have the opportunity to prove everyone that you're not as batshit insane as you seem. Have at it.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

There are positives, and there are negatives about bitcoin, but the state are only talking about the negatives. It is not to be expected that the govt would say let us throw away the local currency and switch it for btc, and rightfully anyone involved should be aware of the risks.

They're talking about negatives because politicians are always under media scrutiny. Nobody want to be the first to say anything positive about anything, because a politician can't as much as drop a fork in a public restaurant without it being misrepresented and turned against them. Negatives however can be used to express doubt, and that's okay because if you're proven wrong, nobody's going to call you out on it.

You once again show how little you understand about politics.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

However, how about the govt. talking about skiing in the woods, and then mentioning all the accidents that have taken place when people get lost in fog, freeze to death or are taken by avalanches? If they wanted to, they could make it sound like it is very dangerous to go skiing in the woods and the mountains, and it should rather be avoided.

I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. You accuse me of speaking gibberish? Boy, THIS is gibberish.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

Also mentioning that someone lost a lot of bitcoins from their local wallet, and using that as an argument pointing to the fact that you could lose your bitcoins are pretty far fetched. Being vigilant, alert and securing your valuables is important no matter what you do. Bitcoin is no different. If they were genuinely concerned about people, they would not only let people know about the worst case scenarios, some would call it FUD, but also educate consumers about how to better protect them selves when they chose to become involved.

Yes it's very cool that you can talk about what people "should" do, but as you don't seem to understand, these politicians work out in the REAL world, where they have to deal with people not having a proper understanding of even the simplest instructions. Their job is to literally make sure that people don't fuck themselves over, because if too many citizens do, then it'll fuck our economy. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE CAREFUL ABOUT BITCOINS, and you still don't get that.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

And there's no problems with bitcoin existing alongside the existing financial system, it already does. Oil will run out in norway, and the oil fund will not last forever. If we wanted to, we could be a strong nation embracing bitcoin, and actually get ahead of other countries.

Once again, nobody says that BitCoins are a problem. They are just talking about potential issues, and are moving forward carefully.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

Like the internet changed the world, bitcoin or another variant of a crypto currency will change how we do finances. You can call it wishful thinking if you want, you could call me delusional, or any other words you want to come up with, but the fact is that if you look at history, a lot of the inventions that have changed the world, and made life simpler for people met severe resistance in the beginning. This is only natural, as for most people, it is unthinkable to imagine that something that does not currently exist or rule will do so at any point in the future.

Now THIS is a good example of propaganda. Long rants with the intention of affecting peoples opinion about your subject matter. Good job.

Quote from: TheFootMan on December 23, 2013, 02:05:49 PM

The problem is not being cautious or careful, but being downright negative and serving FUD. That's what tabloid media does. From a government a lot more should be expected.

No, you're literally wrong about everything you just said, and I've showed you how.

TL;DR: The government is not a monolithic league of evil guys. They're a bunch of boring stiffs who are too busy dealing with idiotic backlashes against every little thing they do, and they are trying to be careful in their dealings with cryptocurrencies so the economy doesn't crumble and morons like you can have the time and freedom to sit in your piss-stained room full of Che Guevara posters, smoke weed and talk about how scared the government is of BitCoins.

Good job.