Quote from: Gachapin on October 14, 2022, 10:40:03 PM

Quote from: goldkingcoiner on October 14, 2022, 09:02:40 PM

I have no idea why there has been a tremendous influx of pompous, loud-mouthed newbies, but can I assume that Bitcointalk's new-registration activity itself is a good metric for how Bitcoin adoption is doing?
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sig campaigns pay a 3rd world country's minimum wage...

in the west, usually a teen's dream job is "youtuber" ....in other parts of the world it might be BCT merit farmer ...but I doubt that that has anything to do with BTC adoption

What I have noticed over the years is that the forum is perceived in most countries as a place to make money, especially in poor countries in Africa, but also in Eastern Europe, the Philippines, India, Indonesia... Forum members in these communities share their experiences and thus attract many others, and most of them end up as bounty hunters.

As for these members who have been publishing "breaking news" in WO for some time, I think they are a little more intelligent and aim a little more than becoming bounty hunters. I wouldn't even rule out that it is one person and an alt farm, and WO has become the easiest way for them to rank.