| Thank you for the response and engaging with me. I'm sorry you were insulted, I should have written a longer reply and left less room for reading between the lines. I'd really enjoy diving a little deeper into this, and really hope I'm not coming across as combative. Take the "blackhat" away from SEO, take the "scam" away from ICO, replace "spam" with "effective viral marketers". All of those are technically challenging but not necessarily changing the world. By your reply's 2nd paragraph, I'm assuming you will withhold judgement on these individuals/professions? Otherwise, would you mind explaining the distinction? The only difference I see is Jane St et al are established with massive amounts of capital, vs being the little guy. I don't wish to offend you again but it seems by calling them criminal/detriment to society you are passing the same judgement that I am on large financial firms? Aren't high frequency traders and big funds always toeing the line between legitimate behavior market manipulation? Finally, call me narcissistic if you wish but I am a human not a Vulcan. I can't help pass judgement and say those who willingly pass up easy money to selflessly do poorly compensated hard work to help those less fortunate and make society a more harmonious place DO deserve my praise more than some interns on the way to potentially being the next Martin Shrekli. I think the world needs more of these people and they're certainly not being compensated with money so I want to do what I can to compensate them with social capital. And finally, I'll repeat that I don't mean to troll or cause offense to you. I'm gracious for the opportunity to engage with you and learn different opinions rather than stay in my echo chamber/filter bubble. |