Linode compromised! That is important news that concerns me. If the headline didn't mention the BitCoin scam that HN is always pumping would it have made it to the front page? Certainly haven't heard anything from Linode :-(
Sigh. Please give me a definition of 'scam' that fits with bitcoin and not e.g. Apple or Google shares.
Hint: In a scam, there's deceit. The bitcoin devs never deceived anyone. The whole system is transparent, so if there's anyone who bought without understanding the risks, they have no one to blame but themselves.
Perhaps I am just cynical. I did not mean to suggest the devs were scammers. But I still believe the ecosystem as a whole reeks of pyramids and other scams and I am sick of reading about it. I also think Scientology and MLM are scams but there are people who think they are not and we can't all agree. But then I also think casinos and lotteries are scams so I am kind of outside mainstream opinion on a few things I guess.
I was probably too harsh, but frankly, just as you're sick of reading about it, I'm sick of every single thread on bitcoin having that inaccuracy.
What can I say, I'm literal minded - the misuse of words annoys me.
But I still believe the ecosystem as a whole reeks of pyramids and other scams
Oh, sure, that's kind of inevitable, it's a result of the lack of constraints and oversight. But personally, it's a part of why I like reading about it - it still has that feeling of a "wild west", populated by pioneers and thieves. Kinda like the Internet as a whole a few decades ago. Of course, it also means I wouldn't trust it with my money.
I am sick of reading about it.
Sorry, but then... why not just skip the link? There are a few topics I'm kinda sick of too, but I just ignore them.
But then I also think casinos and lotteries are scams so I am kind of outside mainstream opinion on a few things I guess.
Again, my literal mind jumps when I read that ; ) I can completely understand that you consider them immoral and/or predatory, but there's no need to call them a scam particularly - FSM knows there are plenty of other immoral acts.
Hint: In a scam, there's deceit. The bitcoin devs never deceived anyone. The whole system is transparent, so if there's anyone who bought without understanding the risks, they have no one to blame but themselves.
(Note: No, I don't own any bitcoins).