[Kequc]

Mofo isn't really an insult to be fair, it's an incredibly mild insult if it is one. Besides telling people to watch their mouth on the internet is pretty weird.

I'm not really interested in your retort. I just feel like something needs to be said. Quite a bit of HN has been turning onto bitcoin lately. They'll defend you and they're losing sight of reason.

[fat0wl]

i think it's similar to Multi-Level Marketing schemes. People have put hopes and dreams into it now that they think it's a vehicle to get rich, plus significant investment costs to build the infrastructure.

They need to keep a straight face and create an army of believers in order to succeed with their profiteering.

> losing sight of reason

That's precisely my issue. If you go to /r/bitcoin the conversation is often more focused on "How do we get past these annoying speculators to actually realize the dream of a cryptocurrency?". I respect that. But 90% of the people involved at this point are NOT that.

As a side note yes I thought "mofo" was totally mild too and the whining led me to post much harsher comments lol. I hate cultures that try to silence they're detractors. Good news for me is HN karma is pretty low on my list of priorities.