Opposition to bitcoin isn’t unique. We’ve seen this before — with a happy endinghttp://venturebeat.com/2016/04/30/opposition-to-bitcoin-isnt-unique-weve-seen-this-before-with-a-happy-ending/Over the weekend, I found myself watching “Tesla: Master of Lightning,” a PBS production streaming on Netflix. From the story of Nikola Tesla, I saw parallels between his invention, alternating current (AC), and what bitcoin has been experiencing for some time now.
On June 6, 1884, Tesla arrived in New York. The Serbian immigrant, who was from modern day Croatia, was thrilled to finally meet his hero, Thomas Edison, the renowned American inventor, who was the force behind direct current (DC).
Tesla could not wait to wow Edison with his alternating current discoveries. Up to that moment, many of the people he had explained the technology to, including his professors, had dismissed it.
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tl;dr: Tesla was a genius, Edison was a cunt. Bitcoin is like Tesla.
