[asdff]

Where is this rage coming from? It doesn't take an expert to see the damage bitcoin is causing for the planet, the exernalities are pretty clearly outlined (although conspicuously ignored by crypto-evangelicals). His quote in the article is true.

I also don't understand the attacks on his academic credentials. He had been working in his field since he was 13, he's published in CS, and he was taking graduate level classes at Harvard as an undergrad before he dropped out to found Microsoft. So yes, he has spent decades studying a field. The man is unarguably a credentialed engineer, and anyone in this field should know that you don't need a B.S. in CS or a PhD in C.S. for that.

[bagacrap]

I think it's coming as a reaction to Bill Gates's status as media darling; his own fondness for the limelight; and the fact that someone somewhere thought it was a good idea to make a documentary deifying his brain.

[CountDrewku]

It's coming from the fact that Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world and has massive sway over his followers. This is dangerous. It's the same reason celebrities speaking on issues they have no idea about is dangerous. People will take his word for truth when he's no more informed than the average citizen on what's happening.

[asdff]

People do that for everyone. It doesn't have to be bill gates. You might believe some conspiracy theory because your uncle shared it on facebook and you trust his opinion more than some domain expert.

[CountDrewku]

Yes.. and how does that make anything I said incorrect?