What do you think? Have we all been deceived?
I am impressed with your writing style. It kinda sounded like a movie while reading you post. To be honest, I think it's all about the belief we have on bitcoin.
While we cannot accurately predict whether bitcoin was created deliberately to manipulate the market or it's truly a revolutionary tech but what we support is what we portray it to the people.
Casually speaking, it's a fun ride to have and support it while you can to enjoy the profits you are making, again, while you can.
I personally believe in bitcoin (at least for now and I guess until it proves its worthy to keep HODLing) and hence I try to accumulate as much as possible.