My observation about this is that the strong liberal and anarchist users have declined over the years and the new generation of Bitcoiners are more speculative in nature and out for some profit on the technology. We have moved from a community with idealistic views on changing the world to a better place for all, to a world where everyone just takes as much as they can from the technology to profit the most.
I agree with this observation. There was an increased inflow of mainly speculative trader-type "investors", who don't know / don't really care much about Bitcoin. Their primary interest seems to be getting high fiat money returns. They chose to invest in Bitcoin because of the high volatility, not because of the unique monetary aspects of the currency.
It were these kind of people, that backed the destructive XT-/Classic altcoin schemes. They do not care at all about Bitcoins concept as a free, decentralized currency. They would agree to anything for a quick fiat profit, regardless if Bitcoin is destroyed in the process.
I really hope that these people will not be successful with their strategy and leave for other, more volatile assets in the future.
ya.ya.yo!
