No. Here's what you're trying to respond to:
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Much of the problem is there are tons of people who think BTC= silk road. Why? Because that is what the media runs with. This casts a dark light on BTC, and people think that the only people who are into it or using it are only doing so for illegal activities. You can thank the media for that.
Much of the problem is there are tons of people who think BTC= silk road. Why? Because that is what the media runs with. This casts a dark light on BTC, and people think that the only people who are into it or using it are only doing so for illegal activities. You can thank the media for that.
You can also thank bitcointalk users claiming black market is one of the reasons Bitcoin will succeed. You can also thank all of the scams (Bitconica, Pirateat40, WeEx, TraderFortress, NeoBee, etc., etc.). There's plenty of thanks to go 'round.
Edit:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=828540.0;viewResults
TL;DR: The media agrees with the overwhelming majority of bitcointalk users.
The mental degeneracy and moral turpitude of said users is neither here nor there.
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