I'm genuinely disturbed how many mainstream newspapers are reporting this as "Bitcoin's turmoil claims life". Op-ed or not, they have no proof this is why this woman sadly killed herself. Irregardless what turns out to be the reason. Really this is above and beyond inappropriate and irresponsible. Editor "Lets see, we got Asia, we got Bitcoin, we got Gox in Asia, she musta committed suicide because of Bitcoin. Print it!"
This is how badly newspaper's (who are no better than TMZ and the National Enquirer these days) backed by banks want to spread FUD? wow. RIP.
she was a ceo for a bitcoin company and highly involved with bitcoin.
hence the reason why mainstream newspapers associated her death with bitcoins.
if you read her last post it was obvious she had depression problems due to certain bitcoin events in her life.
has it claimed her life. Yes, weather depression lead to her suicide or not... It has a connection.
Your use of the word hence presumes as much as the NY post.
I thought my use of quotes from the actual piece would suffice in saying this isn't an "association".. this is their exact quote.
"Bitcoin's turmoil has claimed it's first life"I actually shortened the quote the first time, not realizing it's even more sensational than her parents could have ever wanted..
Is Bitcoin claiming lives now? Only on its first??. Is this a newspaper's way of claiming "first" on a topic.
No one can say for sure she committed suicide because of Bitcoin's "turmoil", Which you've ascertained about 10 times in your two posts.
....isn't Bitcoin still up about 30% since.. like beginning of Nov.?
I know of a few traders who wish they had that kind of Quarter.. Hasn't it already "recovered" from Gox?
Perhaps it will come out as that, (we're not even sure she committed suicide yet) perhaps she had ties to Gox that were crushing..Perhaps. Perhaps.
but to conclude such when someone has just taken their life is presumptuous and sensationalism as best, and feeding an agenda and a troth of sheep at worse,
we should all expect..no.. demand.. better from news journalists.
The Daily Mail (shockingly) even wrote "we don't know why yet."
..oh and you're a luddite to follow those sheep who follow that mindset. (he is)