Quote from: Flying Hellfish on July 20, 2018, 02:13:23 PM

How does 2009 BTC fit into the freedom. The libertarian community along with silk road and satoshi dice were the only reason IMO bitcoin made it out of the basement dwelleing nerd domain!

Every system needs adopters, and if the system is presented openly and honestly(the system, not it's users) it is for society as a whole to decide it's place.

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Imagine if groups of bankers, politicians and anti-gamblers etc had been able to stifle the free speech of those users, we may never have heard of BTC. The model of free expression of value was completely against the "norm" of the time! I personally found BTC from a fiat online poker forum I was into at the time, and after I figured out it wasn't the next internet scam (which was my first impression LOL) I was hooked.

We don't really have to imagine, a lot of the old time investors and large scale bankers, still spread the word of how BTC is failing and can never work. This is fine for them to do as an opinion , I'm just sick of opinion be passed on as fact.

My intro to BTC came in a way that definitely didn't convince me it had a future, but that was my fault for not researching. A few years later here I am, definitely understanding the hooked feeling

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I admit that anti-vaccine, flat earth, chemtrail etc etc are vastly different that disruptive tech like BTC however the line must be such that legitimate innovation MUST NOT be stifled because illegitimate/agenda driven/trollingmotherfucking users are taking advantage of the situation.

I completely agree, again the more I speak here I realise my issue is more with how information is "branded". When it comes to tech or any innovation, I'm all for it. I just want to see it tested and presented in an honest way so that if there are consequences or side effects; people know and can make an informed decision.
I expect the same from any counter arguments as well, honestly these days I almost miss talking to old timey behind the tiimes racially insensitve persons of age, in my small town who would tell you it was just how they felt not try and convince you of made up facts surrounding superiority.

Is that their official title, I feel this may go off the rails shortly Wink

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on July 19, 2018, 01:04:43 PM

I completely agree with you, however, that you should be allowed to hold and voice whatever opinions you like, just don't expect anyone to take you seriously or even listen to you if your opinions are stupid.

I wish that still had some effect on people and the stranglehold their "feeling facts" had on them. People like the easy way out and that doesn't often include challenging long held beliefs. This does have effect on a small scale but seems ineffective at this point for large scale distributorsof half truths, and full lies.