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by JumpCrisscross 1464 days ago
> the popularity of the criticism is increasing with its recent price drop

This is how theories are proposed, vetted and adopted [1]. Bitcoin was proposed as a solution to a set of problems. Over time, the null hypothesis was refined. We're now seeing, with the tide going out, strong evidence to support it. So people are switching sides, or taking a side for the first time.

In Kuhn's words, a paradigm shift was experimented with and appears to be in the process of being rejected.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Re...