Bitcoin Social Experiment

[adamstgBit]

Once there was a man (we’ll call him JD) who made his living any way he could. He never really stayed in one place or held down a job for very long, although he was more than qualified for a wide range of occupations. No, JD instead relied upon taking things a day at a time and usually ended up wherever his free spirit took him. He liked to claim this was the only way a person could truly be free.

JD just spent the last few weeks visiting a nearby public library where he could log a few hours here and there on a public computer. JD, not having a lot to his name preferred to utilize public resources whenever he could, both due to necessity and to his credo of not being tied down to any particular place.
 
He does know a thing or two about computers and navigating the “net” and would often go to the library to research the places he visited or learn more about things he heard about. He once briefly considered a career in IT, but found that would not lead to the type of life he was looking for.

One morning while taking in the sunrise at a small coffee house, JD recently overheard a conversation about something called Bitcoin. JD often would like to seek out new places from which to view the sun rise and felt this was one of the ways he could more closely feel part of the wider world around him. It offered him a sort of solace as it was a familiar face he could count on wherever he may be.
 
His curiosity piqued, JD scoured the net to find out about this new form of currency. The more he read, the more he became intrigued. As you can imagine, when one tries to live as a free spirit, it is hard to reconcile this with the more traditional means of storing and securing money.

While JD was not particularly obsessed with money the way many people are, he did realize it had its place and was almost as much a requirement in the modern day as having clean air to breath, food to eat, and a warm place to sleep. JD spent the next several days thinking about what he read, but he decided to take action when on his next visit to a coffee shop, he noticed a sign indicating they now accept Bitcoin.

On his next visit to the library, JD is able to assume an online persona. He creates an online e-mail account and signs up to a popular Bitcoin forum. Here he tiptoes around carefully, initially reading many of the posts and learning how to create online wallets. He likes the idea of something he can access from anywhere, as this fits in with his lifestyle, so establishes himself with a few exchanges that provide a means to accept coins into an online wallet.

JD gets his first taste of Cryptocurrencies by participating in a few giveaway threads, which are commonly used to help introduce people to new cryptocurrencies when they launch. Having explored the site for a few days, JD recognizes these as Alt-coins, and knows that this probably the best entry into the crypto-currency world. As he has no physical means to mine coins, or the financial resources to purchase any outright, he seeks ways to become more involved.

Another week or so passes and JD comes up with an interesting idea. In order for it to work it will require some form of community involvement. Even with his little time spent on the various online sites, JD knows this will take some doing and incredible patience. But with plenty of free time, JD feels up to the task.

While the general community is war weary and sees scams at every turn, JD manages to convince a few souls into participating in his endeavor.

(to be continued…)

I get it

you are JD!

[ManeBjorn]

No spam surprisingly enough. 

lol why did anyone send money?

reading your spam inbox must be an expensive task for you lot.

[_Miracle]

Maybe you can get some tips from this guy...

http://www.coindesk.com/nomad-lives-off-bitcoin/

[ledmaniak]

I hope JD will use both the information and the funds from this experiment wisely, to get a life he is wishing for.

[mtnminer]

I agree, it sounds like he will have a enjoyable life.  I must have a little gypsy blood in my veins.

Mtnminer

I hope JD will use both the information and the funds from this experiment wisely, to get a life he is wishing for.

[Starman22]

JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…

[ManeBjorn]

I get it, a patience test.
JD, are Turk, Elliot and Carla there? 

JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…

[Elwar]

I get it, a patience test.
JD, are Turk, Elliot and Carla there? 

Indeed. How many days is OP able to prolong this until people start trying to get him the SCAMMER label.

To which he replies that his social experiment was to find out how long it would take.

QED

I will end it now. OP is a scammer.

[lnternet]

Bitcoin is an experiment.

[ManeBjorn]

Very true.
So far it is working out well.

Bitcoin is an experiment.

[ledmaniak]

Seems like the money is transferred to some more addresses:
From: https://blockchain.info/address/1FxQJWfQm1g6eQjDj7KwCp4ovZ1o1QMhjk
To: https://blockchain.info/address/1PZ4DqyRCBQ5Zhw6ooCQkigWjoAyvMRRiX

And then send to two other addresses..

[ManeBjorn]

At this rate he will have paid more in fees than he took in.

Seems like the money is transferred to some more addresses:
From: https://blockchain.info/address/1FxQJWfQm1g6eQjDj7KwCp4ovZ1o1QMhjk
To: https://blockchain.info/address/1PZ4DqyRCBQ5Zhw6ooCQkigWjoAyvMRRiX

And then send to two other addresses..

[FalconFly]

So I guess my initial analysis was spot-on...

OP belongs to the free shit army, successfully employed social engineering/human interfacing to get free BTC.
Short version : blah blah don't need money but gimme BTC blah blah experiment blah blah... chaff/flares... irrelevant tangents, sidestories... smoke/mirrors... gimme BTC blah blah etc.

Funny to see how he still hawks the Forum every single day, just not posting...

[Enkel]

JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…

Had bookmarked this thread to watch where it goes. Bumping for update. Am still waiting for the analysis portion of the infotainment to see what has been learned from this social experiment 

[Sonny]

So I guess my initial analysis was spot-on...

OP belongs to the free shit army, successfully employed social engineering/human interfacing to get free BTC.
Short version : blah blah don't need money but gimme BTC blah blah experiment blah blah... chaff/flares... irrelevant tangents, sidestories... smoke/mirrors... gimme BTC blah blah etc.

Funny to see how he still hawks the Forum every single day, just not posting...

Maybe OP is experimenting how many people will fall for that? 

[ManeBjorn]

Yup, a goofy yet effective "experiment" it seems to be.
Maybe Starman is really Phillip Seymore Hoffman. 

[keithers]

didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

[Z1#]

didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels. 

[ManeBjorn]

Sweet.  I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a camel supposedly was tasty.  Starman should send some out way.

didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels. 

[Z1#]

Sweet.  I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a camel supposedly was tasty.  Starman should send some out way.

didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels. 

Yea, I like watching that show with Anthony Bourdain. Maybe someday we will see Bourdain interviewing Starman. I suppose by then Starman will be living in a tent with 6 wives. Oh by the way, I hear he does except Bitcoin for his used camels.BTC