How many bitcoin enthusiasts are there?

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Quote from: DannyHamilton on December 07, 2012, 01:15:15 PM

Certainly, but that make one an "enthusiast" or just a user. How enthusiastic do you have to be to be considered an "enthusiast".

Any enthusiasm at all would define one as an enthusiast, so I consider even the lowest level of bitcoin user an enthusiast. There are probably better words to describe people who have a greater stake in the project overall.

Adrian-x

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I am sure there are at least 4

auzaar

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it is between 1 - 6,973,738,433 , lower-bound is not zero because I consider myself a enthusiast not sure about others

paraipan

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The answer is...

Jaw3bmasters

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Another block in the wall

......less than 9 enthusiasts. Though the groupies runs in the thousands. Cheesy

greyhawk

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Quote from: Akka on December 07, 2012, 01:40:25 PM

Quote from: greyhawk on December 07, 2012, 01:34:20 PM

12

You have fallen for Atlas sockpuppets again.

Actually there are 5.

I don't count Atlas as an enthusiast. He'd first have to understand something - anything - about Bitcoins. Maybe classify him as a "groupie".

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Quote from: greyhawk on December 07, 2012, 01:34:20 PM

12

You have fallen for Atlas sockpuppets again.

Actually there are 5.

greyhawk

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12

justusranvier

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Only one that I can be certain of. All the rest of you might be illusions created by a demon to deceive me.

I Bit therefore I am.

DannyHamilton

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Quote from: Vitalik Buterin on December 07, 2012, 01:12:46 PM

Quote from: flatiron on December 06, 2012, 12:23:05 AM

Does a person have to actually contribute programming skills to the project to be considered an "enthusiast"?

Hey, there are lots of non-programming things to do in the Bitcoin economy too!

Certainly, but that make one an "enthusiast" or just a user. How enthusiastic do you have to be to be considered an "enthusiast".

Vitalik Buterin

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Quote from: flatiron on December 06, 2012, 12:23:05 AM

Does a person have to actually contribute programming skills to the project to be considered an "enthusiast"?

Hey, there are lots of non-programming things to do in the Bitcoin economy too!

DannyHamilton

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Quote from: flatiron on December 06, 2012, 12:23:05 AM

Quote from: DannyHamilton on December 05, 2012, 09:19:46 PM

Define enthusiast . . .

I would limit it to people who supports or is in favor towards bitcoin

Regardless of whether they've every used it or understand how it works?

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Quote from: DannyHamilton on December 05, 2012, 09:19:46 PM

Define enthusiast.

Is someone an enthusiast if they have a blockchain.info wallet, but have never owned more than a few fractions of a bitcoin from one of the faucets?

How about if they occasionally use bitcoin for purchases in a niche market, but nothing else?

If they have the reference client installed, but only run it when they want to make a tranasction?

If they use it, but have no understanding at all about how/why it works, and what it's benefits are?

What about someone who has a decent understanding about how it all works, but isn't interested in using it?

Perhaps someone who understands it well, and uses it for transactions, but doesn't contribute beyond that?

Someone who mines, and immediately sells for their local currency, but has no idea whay they are mining, or why it makes them money?

Does a person have to actually contribute programming skills to the project to be considered an "enthusiast"?

I would limit it to people who supports or is in favor towards bitcoin

DannyHamilton

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Define enthusiast.

Is someone an enthusiast if they have a blockchain.info wallet, but have never owned more than a few fractions of a bitcoin from one of the faucets?

How about if they occasionally use bitcoin for purchases in a niche market, but nothing else?

If they have the reference client installed, but only run it when they want to make a tranasction?

If they use it, but have no understanding at all about how/why it works, and what it's benefits are?

What about someone who has a decent understanding about how it all works, but isn't interested in using it?

Perhaps someone who understands it well, and uses it for transactions, but doesn't contribute beyond that?

Someone who mines, and immediately sells for their local currency, but has no idea whay they are mining, or why it makes them money?

Does a person have to actually contribute programming skills to the project to be considered an "enthusiast"?

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Probably fewer than 500.000. For now...

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ASMR El Salvador

How many?
10,000s?
100,000s?
1,000,000s?
10,000,000s?
...
Huh

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