Quote from: DynamicDK on February 18, 2014, 06:17:55 PM

Look everyone, this is a pointless argument. Some people won't get it until they are left behind in the dust. However, we do need people like him...just not yet.

I hate to use the "there are two kinds of people" argument, but it is somewhat true in many cases. Or at least, there are two general mindsets of people, and anyone that falls on either extreme generally seems kinda crazy.

One mindset fears change, and holds on to what they know, or even want to reverse progress. Lets call this cautious.

One mindset is not satisfied with the status quo, and want to move forward to newer, better (hopefully) ideas. Lets call this adventurous.

Both sides are necessary for the advancement of humanity.

The mindset of the cautious helps to keep us from going down the wrong paths as a whole. If a new "advancement" truly has enough negatives about it, then the cautious side can often sway a large portion of the adventurous to not pursue it too quickly, and over time, if those negatives are realized, they will only impact a small portion of the population that did not listen.

The mindset of the adventurous helps to keep driving us forward, and innovating. We find new ways to do things, which are not always better, but when we find one that we believe IS better, we try to share it with those that will listen. We even will attempt to convince the cautious that our new way is better, and if there are enough positives about it, then we will succeed in convincing enough to come over to move bring it mainstream. At this point, the overly, stubbornly cautious have been left behind, and must try to play catchup, or become bitter and resentful, but at least the majority made it over in time to adjust.

At that point, the cautious who made the switch can begin to root themselves in the new ideas, and create a new status quo security blanket around themselves. They build, stick to what they now know, and defend it fiercely. Some who were left behind will often try to pull their comrades backwards, and even have a bit of success sometimes, but not if the idea is strong enough. The adventurous go back to pushing the boundaries, and trying to find new ways to get ahead, or change things up. The cycle repeats over and over.

That is how human advancement works, in a really simplified way. This guy is obviously a troll, or he is one of the stubbornly cautious. If it is the second, then I feel really bad for him. His life is going to become very difficult over the next decade or two. Everything he holds dear is going to be ripped away in the whirlwind of a new software-based technological revolution. So, be easy on him. Grin

I think you posted in the wrong thread.

No one here is against crypto currencies. All we are saying is that we dont believe Bitcoin is the one that will succeed. For reasons stated previously.

So instead of trying to look smarter then everyone else you should perhaps read whats going on first.