[Lust for Money?] Why are so many people around here careless with their $...

[Bit_Happy]

This community has way above average intelligence.*
*...or at least we did in 2011 before Mega-Bubble 1.0 
and plenty of history with warnings telling you to be careful.

Lending huge amounts to strangers based (partly) on reputation at a site that looks like a spreadsheet?

• In 2013, is bitcoin-otc (or WOT) really the "Gold standard" for rep in our community?

I never bothered to use it, so my only record of transactions is PM's.

...or the thread title:
Why are so many people around here still so careless with their $ and BTC?
Please discuss.

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[saddambitcoin]

This community has way above average intelligence.*
*...or at least we did in 2011 before Mega-Bubble 1.0 
and plenty of history with warnings telling you to be careful.

Lending huge amounts to strangers based (partly) on reputation at a site that looks like a spreadsheet?

• In 2013, is bitcoin-otc (or WOT) really the "Gold standard" for rep in our community?

I never bothered to use it, so my only record of transactions is PM's.

...or the thread title:
Why are so many people around here still so careless with their $ and BTC?
Please discuss.

You say this and yet you've never bothered to use #bitcoin-otc.  ;;getrating bit_happy

<gribble> Loser

[Bit_Happy]

I've looked at that site several times and never understood why people would value rep earned there.
Are you saying you do?
Why?

Do you think calling me childish names increases your rep in this community?
How?

[saddambitcoin]

I don't need rep.  I only buy bitcoin, I don't need trust from anyone in this community or elsewhere.  I give the cash, give me the coin.

[farlack]

I've looked at that site several times and never understood why people would value rep earned there.
Are you saying you do?
Why?

Do you think calling me childish names increases your rep in this community?
How?

Same, I could spend a month making 40 accounts on btc and do trades pay back gain 300 rep be #1 star then take a 10,000 btc loan for some huge project promising to pay back because I've already dealt with 163k coins all paid back in full.