I hope you realize this is a comedy sketch. It's not meant to be serious.
What? You mean Conan wasn't being serious? 
Pretty funny.
Like trying to explain the Internet to older people when I was younger.
The biggest critique? "Why are the letters green? What an ugly color." (referring to the ANSI coloring on the BBS I was on)
Exactly. It's like trying to explain the nature of emails in the early days.Like trying to explain the Internet to older people when I was younger.
The biggest critique? "Why are the letters green? What an ugly color." (referring to the ANSI coloring on the BBS I was on)
That was quite funny actually and probably how a lot of people feel about it when they try to understand how it works.
Right? I can imagine viewers connecting with Conan's mock ignorance.basically,
the public image of bitcoin:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaand it's gone.
Judging by the comments on YouTube, many others interpret it the way you did.the public image of bitcoin:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaand it's gone.