I think Stolfi genuinely believed all the crap he used to spew. I dont think that he thought he was a troll if you know what I mean.
Indeed. Which makes him a five bedroom, fur lined, twin turbocharged uber troll to the rest of us.
The most compelling villains in the movies are always convinced they're doing the right thing.
I remember Adam always offering to give him BTC which he always refused. The most bizarre of all is that he's still there on Reddit plugging away as dedicated as ever despite the relentless mushrooming of Bitcoin. The amount of time he's put in means he could've been a millionaire using that time to mine with a pencil and paper.
He must have put in thousands, or tens of thousands of hours in by now.
Sad state of affairs really, mate. Imagine spending all that time & dedication on something youre not passionate about. Itd be like me on a train spotting forum telling them how pointless it is.