[pyrale]

> The type that could influence otherwise [...] well-meaning, [...] people

If any thing, this sector tends to prove the emptiness of the "well-meaning" term. It reminds me of Arendt's claim about the banality of Eichmann's evil .

In the current case, well-meaning simply doesn't exist. It's an excuse people use after the fact, but in reality, the people described this way are usually either thoughtless about the morality of their actions or corrupted by their own interests. They can't be well meaning, because their means don't factor in ethics.

The point Arendt makes is that you don't need to deliberately do evil to be evil. Not thinking is enough. As for the crypto crowd, I hope that the people that didn't think through the consequences of their actions will come to realize it before they do something really fucked up.