Many people think Bitcoin went bankrupt.
The media did huge damage exacerbating Gox's destruction.
Yes... they media is trying quite hard to keep people away from Bitcoin. Let's see for how long they'll succeed. The prices will bounce back when Mark K ends up in jail and the coins are recovered from him.
I'm not so sure about that. I think we'll need a few big merchant adaptation and some decent media exposure before we bounce back.
I've been to Albuquerque - not the brightest people there. Mostly a bunch of meth-heads.
I have lived in Albuquerque for 13 years. I have yet to meet a "meth-head".
The people of Albuquerque are just like the people I have encountered elsewhere. Some good, some bad.
It's not uncommon for cryptoanarchist to make such ignorant comments. He's probably just watched Breaking Bad.