I talked to a few people that I used to know from that time and they just got fed up with this forum and all of the crimes being committed here. I even took a break and came back as another nick. This forum isn't necessary for Bitcoin anymore. There is plenty of information available about using Bitcoin. The altcoin threads get more hits than Bitcoin threads do now.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=unreadThis is probably because people are so willing to invest in new altcoins, probably with the hope that it will have the same success that Bitcoin has had.
Surely they must be whales now?
no because when you sell at 1,50 $ or just lost your wallet its over. i guess the majority of these people just left the bitcoin sphere because they dont saw the future of BTC .
(and some a millionaires of course)
I think a lot of people sold during one of the many times it's price increased 5x or 10x. I don't think many people were able to forsee the success that bitcoin had.
Just because people are active in bitcoin and have bitcoin does not mean they need to post or be active here