1. gold hoarders noticing their customers are no longer buying gold from them, but buying bitcoin. thus they have to either lower gold price to tempt them back or discourage people from buying bitcoin
2. investors that want to buy coins cheaper then they are now, by causing panic sells using fud
3. people that have been scammed and are wrongly blaming bitcoin, instead of blaming the person/entity/business that scammed them
4. naive noobs that do not understand bitcoin and think its a ponzi, scam, pyramid.
i think the motives for being negative are
1. gold hoarders (25%)
2. greedy investors (50%)
3. scam victims (3%)
4. naive noobs (22%)
(rough numbers, not statistics)
but it must be noted that for every detractor there is a hell of alot more promoters
I am one of the new guys. The more time I spend here the less enthusiastic I become about BTC.
I came here, AS PART OF MY INTERNET SEARCH, to learn about BTC. I see this place is filled with jerks who have zero desire to help the new guys out, point them in the right direction, make sure their initial experience is positive.
Another thing that SHOCKED me was how little BTC is considered a currency and much it is considered an investment. Seems a large number of people here DO NOT use BTC as a currency, but spend their time in a circle jerk trying to see who will predict the highest BTC price/value in the shortest time frame. I've seen predictions of $10,000 by the end of the year. Really? Are some of you that stupid? One thread title makes me crack up, lierally LOL, it is so frecking funny. The thread about how you guys are the new wealth elite. Dreaming about how you will buy an island and live off your BTC holdings.
Look at this attitude I saw while writing this out "these bastards who dare to question bitcoin". This is the attitude I often see when a new guy questions any aspect of BTC.
I try to be polite, respectful, and helpful, unless someone is obviously trolling.
What questions do you have about Bitcoin that I might be of service to answer?
Thank you,
Jonald