[stevewilber]

Major self-selection bias in this poll. People who don't care about bitcoin (and therefore own zero) won't click on the poll.

[mildtrepidation]

This may be countered by the fact that people who sign up and log in to HN (and most other sites that allow user commentary) in the first place tend to be vocal about their opinions and predilections.

I don't have much faith in BTC and don't own any, but still participated. I'm not saying the bias you mention doesn't exist, but it's not as black and white as you state.