The comments at the bottom of this article are hilarious.
Many of them seem to echo this sentiment:
"Bitcoin started by an unknown in 2009 and people are buying into it. I think there is going to be a lot people either very broke or very disappointed in the end. Someone is making money here and it probably isn't the average Joe."
Misinformed? Clearly.
Knee-jerk reaction? Definitely.
Should be dismissed? I'm not sure.