I've been following this forum for a few weeks now and I'm honestly shocked as to how little 95% you know about economics or finance in general.
The Bitcoin community is filled with young, uneducated, and over-excited children "playing" with digital currency/asset as a hobby. None of you have the slightest clue as to how quickly the entire value of Bitcoin could be brought down to $0 in a matter of days.
Put aside your egos and "to the moon" mirages and think about the following. How will Bitcoin react if:
1.) The US government starts to regulate it? Or ban it? (GASP!)
2.) Another exchange is found to be a fraud?
3.) A bank or government created it's own cryptocurrency that's legal and trusted?
4.) Bitcoin has trouble scaling and it take days or weeks for transactions to process?
5.) Mining is no long feasible or profitable?
I am hopeful that a cryptocurrency will emerge in the near future. However, in my opinion, the issues above need to be addressed for any new cryptocurrency to even have a shot.
Save the "oMfG you're a N00B with 1 p0St" bullshit. I am an active investor in many different markets and industries. I'm hoping to open some of your eyes and bring you back to reality.
I agree with your points, although I think you worded your post a bit aggressively. Bitcoin is nothing more than an alternative method of investment at the moment, that's it. Nothing more. But when you look at the posts on the frontpage, they are always weirdly sensationalist: when will the banks close, when will bitcoin replace fiat etc. None of those points are realistic.
