This whole thing is bringing back memories of Satoshi Dice.  People, especially of the more Karen-esque type, were apoplectic about it but (after a time) I came to think of it as a net positive thing because A) it's wasn't a problem _due to system utilization at the time_, and B) it was a really great vehicle to induce discussion and development.

In my recent research, I've run across new-to-me faces and philosophies.  That Uzi Wartharmer guy, for instance.  Seems in a lot of ways the Erik Voorhees of the time.  It actually seems to me that under the surface he is one of Bitcoin's more valuable contributors and perhaps deep down, a genuine 'patriot'.  At the very least, he's pretty clued in from a system engineering level, and also pretty funny.  Yes, he's clearly a degenerate spammer as well.  I don't see them as mutually exclusive, but that's just me.


Seems one of those rare opportunities to see 'what's under the kimono' so they say.  My perceptions of various players/groupings, technical and otherwise, has certainly undergone some changes in the last few weeks.