Quote from: _noname_ on March 29, 2014, 05:50:02 PM

Quote from: CryptoClub on March 29, 2014, 05:41:29 PM

Agreed. It is better to be constructive than to start knocking holes in the boat we are all on. Bitcoin and cryptos are about psychology in terms of widespread public adoption. If people think their Bitcoin can be "killed" by some government, they won't trust it or invest in it. Almost nobody will care or get what machines or algorithms secure anything, nor understand it, just more ammo to use against Bitcoin and all Alts.

Ditto. Auroracoin has gained so much attention that it will be everyone's loss to see it fail by some attack. Every government will get ammo to be against crypros. And normal people, who have only heard of these from nerdy friends will simply reject it. Failing the entire crypto currency movement.

Upholding scams, allowing scammers to profit by scams and so on is far far worse.

That people fell for the scam is sad, they they will be hurt is good as it will hopefully help them learn that it is not good to fall for scams.

Rewarding them for falling for scams and rewarding scammers for perpetuating scams will merely lead to more scams.

Basically you are arguing that criminals should profit from crime so that they can afford to pay damages to offset slightly some of the harm they caused to their victims, or maybe even that criminals should be allowed to profit so that everyone who helped them popularise and perpetrate the crime can also profit.

-MarkM-