[kbenzle]

I saw Bitcoin as another Second Life, great for smart young programmers to have a new sandbox to play in, but not actually useful for working adults. I was similarly "annoyed" by all the Second Life media hype happening after I had written it off.

[dmihal]

The difference is that Bitcoin/Blockchain technology really is a groundbreaking invention from a computer science perspective.

Bitcoin may or may not succeed, but something can't be un-invented.

Furthermore, it's interesting to see companies like Steam, and even Wall Street players, embracing this new technology.

[cloudjacker]

> Bitcoin may or may not succeed

Thats what people were saying in 2012, 2013

The network is working fine. This is success. What is your metric of success in this statement? I find it counterintuitive.

[andypants]

They are waiting for bitcoin to become the number #1 currency. Just like people joke about 'the year of linux'. Guess what, linux is still around. It doesn't need to be #1. There may never be a 'year of linux', but it doesn't mean linux is a failure.

[cloudjacker]

I see, I don't see it being successful at that, in trade. I see it's blockchain and consensus model being used as settlement on a broad and broader scale.

[solotronics]

People made these same comments about the internet when it was young.