Topic: Maybe I'll have better luck in Meta - page 2. (Read 1641 times)
There has been an ongoing attack against this community for quite a while now. Everyone is on alert...
I posted something similar in off-topic. I seriously mean what I'm about to say, and I hope you listen.
STOP using the word "troll." It's used entirely too often, it's thoughtless, it's unoriginal, it's a bandwagaon word, and it's used too often as a reply to people that have legitimate concerns about the current state of Bitcoin. Only the super-nerdy use 'troll.' Nobody on the street knows what this means except as a reference to bridge-dwelling creatures. This is part of the reason the average citizen wants nothing to do with bitcoin. It ties into Bitcoin's stigma as being a currency only used and understood by the super-techie and ultra-geeky.
This forum acts as a main hub for Bitcoin community users. If you want Bitcoin to become more accessible to the average person, the community needs to become more accessible as well, not just an understanding of the Bitcoin software.
After I became jr. member, I posted a serious thread about the philosophical shortcomings of Bitcoin as a currency of the future. I was slammed with "troll" claims. A friend of mine read through the forums and because of that he wants nothing to do with Bitcoin. His reasoning? He thought everyone on here was a bunch of whiny teenagers and he would never want to do business with any one of you. He wondered why you weren't all off playing Starcraft and jacking off to Princess Leia.
It seems more and more posts are filled with "troll" cries and, ironically, it seems that more and more often the "troll" is right. Honestly, how many people were called trolls for predicting a rapid BTC price drop?
Do you see the analysts on CNBC screaming "TROLL! TROLL! DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!" while discussing the NYSE? No. Why? They understand what it takes to be successful in life, and being a bunch of name-calling children doesn't fit the bill.
Rant ended.
STOP using the word "troll." It's used entirely too often, it's thoughtless, it's unoriginal, it's a bandwagaon word, and it's used too often as a reply to people that have legitimate concerns about the current state of Bitcoin. Only the super-nerdy use 'troll.' Nobody on the street knows what this means except as a reference to bridge-dwelling creatures. This is part of the reason the average citizen wants nothing to do with bitcoin. It ties into Bitcoin's stigma as being a currency only used and understood by the super-techie and ultra-geeky.
This forum acts as a main hub for Bitcoin community users. If you want Bitcoin to become more accessible to the average person, the community needs to become more accessible as well, not just an understanding of the Bitcoin software.
After I became jr. member, I posted a serious thread about the philosophical shortcomings of Bitcoin as a currency of the future. I was slammed with "troll" claims. A friend of mine read through the forums and because of that he wants nothing to do with Bitcoin. His reasoning? He thought everyone on here was a bunch of whiny teenagers and he would never want to do business with any one of you. He wondered why you weren't all off playing Starcraft and jacking off to Princess Leia.
It seems more and more posts are filled with "troll" cries and, ironically, it seems that more and more often the "troll" is right. Honestly, how many people were called trolls for predicting a rapid BTC price drop?
Do you see the analysts on CNBC screaming "TROLL! TROLL! DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!" while discussing the NYSE? No. Why? They understand what it takes to be successful in life, and being a bunch of name-calling children doesn't fit the bill.
Rant ended.
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