For those who do not go to other subforums of bitcointalk.org, like me,
Oh, that explains why you incorrectly think the following:
[...] the 1% of bitcoin economy that is Silkroad and other crime (the other 99% being speculation and asic payments) [...]
Go read elsewhere in the forum and learn about bitcoin, its uses, its many applications, the thousands of businesses that support it, the VC money being invested, the dozens of apps being developed via bitcoin crowdfunding! It will give you a warm fuzzy feeling and you'll stop wasting all your time here FUDding
I think people should learn about bitcoin before they attempt to use it or speculate as to its value. If you spend all your time in speculation, you're fucked