We have a problem with fanatical supporters. Bitcoin is becoming a religion.

[vpitcher07]

In good faith I'm going to assume you're not trolling. I'm not an early adopter. I knew about bitcoin when it was around $11 a BTC but never bought. I simply educated myself on the technology and read about it. I messed with mining just for fun and made a little BTC worth pretty much nothing back then. I took a break from bitcoin as I had other more important things to focus on. When I learned that the price had gone to $50 i started taking it a lot more seriously. Still not knowing much about it I got into more serious mining with my graphics card and left my computer on day and night. My point is, not everyone here is a rich arrogant prick who bought early and made massive amounts of money. I'm a huge supporter of bitcoin and i'm not an early adopter. I understand the volatility that is occurring right now and I know what is causing it. I still have faith in the protocol and the system itself. Blaming the actions of a business that happens to deal with bitcoin on bitcoin isn't fair. There are a few people out there on their bitcoin high horse telling the "noobs" to f off. If you're mad because of one of them, don't be. Bitcoin isn't easy to understand I personally think that's one of it's biggest flaws. (That and it's completely misleading name). If you think it's dumb, that's fine I don't care and won't take offense. But don't spread FUD about something you don't understand completely. That is when I will call you out.

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[rotalumis]

Lol jk, its because bitcoin is so revolutionary. That is why there are so many supporters.  Even if it was worth $1 per coin it still has and will continue to change the way money is used worldwide.

Maybe someday, but we are talking about 'someday'. It's always talk and talk about the future because in the here and now, this shit is hardly ready for prime-time.

And since I have no interest in becoming a techie to appreciate and innovate gadget ideas like btc because I don't have to, I have no use for it. I can use a smartphone without knowing how to build one. That's why smartphones are a success and btc is still a steaming pile of shit.

Don't try to sell me a betamax and tell me it's Blu-Ray, and then complain because I don't wanna share an hour discussion about future possibilities or 'appreciate' the technology.

"Ease of use" defines currency. Defines it. Without ease of use, you got a bag of shit and have the fucking nerve to resent people who dont want to pay actual money for the worthless monopoly money you're shilling for.

Let me take a guess. You're either younger than 30 or 60+. Or maybe its just that you're not a techie as you say, or you would remember the first time the public got access to email and internet and learn from that.

I'll tell you, man. Assuming you were lucky enough to have an ISP in your vicinity, you then had to fight all the other users dialing in
and trying to connect. Sometimes it took hours to get connected. Finally you get online and now you've got to hurry up because you're paying by the minute for your connection, which is really a phone call. So you check your email and there's nothing because who on earth is using email but a bunch of geeks?

Screw email. You decide to search for some porn, only you can't see it in your browser because it's a text-only browser, so you start downloading a few pics for later viewing. They're taking ages. You're slowly racking up a phone bill. Hopefully they'll be worth it. Then... DOWNLOAD FAILED. Your wife/mom must have picked up the other phone. Fuck this Internet shit! It will never catch on.

That's how it all started. I hope you're doing great with your envelopes, stamps and wrinkled Playboy magazines. Peace.

[vpitcher07]

Lol jk, its because bitcoin is so revolutionary. That is why there are so many supporters.  Even if it was worth $1 per coin it still has and will continue to change the way money is used worldwide.

Maybe someday, but we are talking about 'someday'. It's always talk and talk about the future because in the here and now, this shit is hardly ready for prime-time.

And since I have no interest in becoming a techie to appreciate and innovate gadget ideas like btc because I don't have to, I have no use for it. I can use a smartphone without knowing how to build one. That's why smartphones are a success and btc is still a steaming pile of shit.

Don't try to sell me a betamax and tell me it's Blu-Ray, and then complain because I don't wanna share an hour discussion about future possibilities or 'appreciate' the technology.

"Ease of use" defines currency. Defines it. Without ease of use, you got a bag of shit and have the fucking nerve to resent people who dont want to pay actual money for the worthless monopoly money you're shilling for.

Let me take a guess. You're either younger than 30 or 60+. Or maybe its just that you're not a techie as you say, or you would remember the first time the public got access to email and internet and learn from that.

I'll tell you, man. Assuming you were lucky enough to have an ISP in your vicinity, you then had to fight all the other users dialing in
and trying to connect. Sometimes it took hours to get connected. Finally you get online and now you've got to hurry up because you're paying by the minute for your connection, which is really a phone call. So you check your email and there's nothing because who on earth is using email but a bunch of geeks?

Screw email. You decide to search for some porn, only you can't see it in your browser because it's a text-only browser, so you start downloading a few pics for later viewing. They're taking ages. You're slowly racking up a phone bill. Hopefully they'll be worth it. Then... DOWNLOAD FAILED. Your wife/mom must have picked up the other phone. Fuck this Internet shit! It will never catch on.

That's how it all started. I hope you're doing great with your envelopes, stamps and wrinkled Playboy magazines. Peace.

This analogy is fantastic and funny. Good job sir.

[keithers]

Lol jk, its because bitcoin is so revolutionary. That is why there are so many supporters.  Even if it was worth $1 per coin it still has and will continue to change the way money is used worldwide.

Maybe someday, but we are talking about 'someday'. It's always talk and talk about the future because in the here and now, this shit is hardly ready for prime-time.

And since I have no interest in becoming a techie to appreciate and innovate gadget ideas like btc because I don't have to, I have no use for it. I can use a smartphone without knowing how to build one. That's why smartphones are a success and btc is still a steaming pile of shit.

Don't try to sell me a betamax and tell me it's Blu-Ray, and then complain because I don't wanna share an hour discussion about future possibilities or 'appreciate' the technology.

"Ease of use" defines currency. Defines it. Without ease of use, you got a bag of shit and have the fucking nerve to resent people who dont want to pay actual money for the worthless monopoly money you're shilling for.

So what you are saying is that any new technology needs to be perfect on its initial release, or it shouldn't be released at all?   Look at everything that has ever been invented...there are always bugs in every single technological invention.  Look how far the internet has come since it's inception.   You talk about smart phones, but based on your argument, they should have never been created and could have never been created, because the original phone had wires with it.  I guarantee you still have some issues with some of the features of your smartphone...does that mean it's a steaming bag of shit (as you call it)?   Ease of use comes from it's actual use, then then feedback about what works and what doesn't.

[leopard2]

BTC is a religion, so so. It is based on mathematics.

FIAT MONEY is based on faith. In god we trust, in leaders we trust, in banks and government IOU's we trust.

WHICH ONE IS CLOSER TO A RELIGION MR. OP

[glendall]

BTC is a religion, so so. It is based on mathematics.

FIAT MONEY is based on faith. In god we trust, in leaders we trust, in banks and government IOU's we trust.

WHICH ONE IS CLOSER TO A RELIGION MR. OP

FIAT money is also based on fear, and debt to masters you can't see or communicate with.

Our fiat monetary system is very much based on not asking questions about it, and just following it blindly.

Our fiat monetary system has ordained that most people live their entire life in debt to another entity, from birth, because 'that's just the way it works'.

Actually sounds more and more like a religion the more I think about it.

[whtchocla7e]

There are lunatics on both sides of the fence.

On the Bitcoin side, they're all pretty much congested in this forum so it seems like there's a lot of them.

[leopard2]

Where is this religious symbol found commonly? Hint: it is not a cryptocurrency logo 

[RodeoX]

They believe the fundamentals are still there.  As do I.

+1 That's where I am. I don't soil my pants every time someone posts nonsense they pulled from their arse. But if I thought bitcoin were broken, I would bail in a heartbeat. I'm not the religious type.   

[matt4054]

It's too volatile to be a legitmate currency.

The people behind bitcoin needs to tie it's value to the dollar if they ever want it to take off. One coin gets you one dollar, simple.

That was your first (non chinese) post, back in 2013. Most of your other posts are rants against BTC at least to some extent.

Tie it to the dollar? Seriously... what are you doing here anyway?

Also, "the people behind bitcoin"... common, read the definition of decentralized.

cause to change from being concentrated
reduce the authority of a governing body

WE are the people behind Bitcoin. If you want to buy and sell 1 BTC for 1 USD, so be it. Be my guest!

[keithers]

BTC is a religion, so so. It is based on mathematics.

FIAT MONEY is based on faith. In god we trust, in leaders we trust, in banks and government IOU's we trust.

WHICH ONE IS CLOSER TO A RELIGION MR. OP

Check Mate!

[marhjan]

But I have lost. I have lost precious time reading about it and hearing people cry about one damn crisis after another. I have lost time reading and learning about it and wasting five seconds of faith that it was going anywhere by wrongly dignifying it with legitimate attention. I've wasted countless minutes and calories learning about some faggot nerd shit only to ultimately conclude the whole thing is some autistic online game played by losers who think clever little software exchanges represent wealth.

Hell, I'm wasting time on it right now. It's a fucking black hole that's all about discussions and talk and no god damn actual business.

Ok - so you think btc is a giant waste of time and worthless.  You're annoyed at the time you've currently wasted on this 'worthless techy project.'  My sincere advice - and note I'm not angry with you at all - please just go away and live your own life.  You will be happier and so will we for not having to waste our own 5 seconds reading your drivel.

Sincerely - every bitcoiner

[skywave]

The thinking and idea with bitcoin was good - it has just lost tracking, due to the fact that no one made it easy to use. Everyone sat back and watched in the belief that evolution would happen without further input.
2nd and even 3rd generation virtual currencies with much bigger visions will soon pop up - and if bitcoin is not developing as well it's going to miss the train.