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by trevorboaconstr
1467 days ago
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Sorry that your grandparents decided to invest in shitcoin. However, they are an outlier. I’ve seen that not even 3 percent of 50+ individuals own bitcoin. If I recollect correctly, less than 20 percent of Americans own or have traded in bitcoin. Most fit the bitcoin bro mold. 18-39. Male. Can’t wait till this “currency” dies. |
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> Most fit the bitcoin bro mold. 18-39. Male.
So hang on, the “mold” is just “Male, 18-39”? I fall into that gender and age group, and I also dabbled with crypto for awhile (even CPU mined some way back when…). But I’ve never been a bitcoin bro, have never advocated for crypto, and all involvement was based on curiosity/interest in learning. I’ve actively discouraged the people I know from getting into the space.
Had I not sold awhile ago, would that make me worthy of the scorn/laughter being doled out here?
This whole mentality is pretty antithetical to what HN has historically been, and is pretty disappointing, especially here.
I think the crypto space has needed a dose of reality. I think the world would be better without it. It would make me happy to see the speculation and gambling and energy usage disappear. I wish “web 3” was focused on the real next generation of the Internet.
It does not make me happy to see people ruined because of it.
Whatever moral high ground some here feel they have as this unfolds is quickly lost when they take joy in the ruin of others.