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Title: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: FiatKiller on January 16, 2014, 06:16:17 PM From: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bitcoin_digital_currency_is_st.html
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40920348/BTCpoll.jpg Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: mikewoods on January 16, 2014, 06:44:02 PM People don't know what they talk about.
It's like asking my mom what she thinks about SHA256. Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: FiatKiller on January 16, 2014, 06:47:33 PM I think it shows we are on the cusp of general acceptance. Already have 40% of computer users onboard. That's pretty good!
Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: dissident on January 16, 2014, 08:10:38 PM people can give anything they want value. A commodity with a fixed supply will have a set value based on supply and demand, just like gold, silver, oil, coffee, or whatever. My favorites are platinum and palladium.
Just because someone voted that anything can have value, doesn't mean there's general acceptance.. for the most part people are about as familiar with crypto currencies as they are about buying platinum or palladium bullion... basically a very minute percentage of awareness at this point, even after media attention which has somewhat disappeared as of late. This whole bitcoin thing is basically an INTJ power user, internet surfing person driven technology right now, which has been usurped by car salesmen like scammers who realize they can profit from people's ignorance. Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: BitCoinDream on January 16, 2014, 08:32:43 PM From: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bitcoin_digital_currency_is_st.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40920348/BTCpoll.jpg I wish a similar opinion poll was made on the Internet on 1980. ;) Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: keithers on January 16, 2014, 09:45:33 PM I bet some of the people that answered that poll may not even know what an "investment vehicle" is...
Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: BBQminter on January 16, 2014, 09:52:28 PM After visiting some crypto forums, it's hard to continue to believe that only intelligent people are involved with bitcoin. Actually, it's hard to believe that there are even very many intelligent people involved with bitcoin.
Half of these people have the communication skills of nigerian 419 scammers at best... and many seem to have similar intentions. It's amazing to me that any of them are even able to copy and paste an address to receive stolen or begged-for coins at. Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: KJO on January 16, 2014, 09:55:17 PM The herd is always wrong.
Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: NorbyTheGeek on January 16, 2014, 10:27:31 PM The interesting part of the poll is not how many people are "right" or "wrong" about Bitcoin, but seeing what the public's perception is at this time.
A year ago a poll like this would have shown much lower numbers for the "Yes" answer, and probably the most popular answer would be "What the heck is Bitcoin?" Grandma may not know anything about Bitcoin, but if she sees the "Bitcoin accepted here" logo enough times, she's going to realize that it is a currency, at least to some people if not for her. Thus the perception changes over time. Title: Re: Interesting capture of current public opinion Post by: Sutters Mill on January 16, 2014, 10:37:42 PM From: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bitcoin_digital_currency_is_st.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40920348/BTCpoll.jpg I wish a similar opinion poll was made on the Internet on 1980. ;) Yeah, and domain names! |
