I don't know why so many people here do not see the danger.
Frankly, I don't either. I'd like to think that many of the early adopters are just hopelessly naive. I can understand that many are blinded by greed. But, at this point, this constant seeking of approval and official recognition for Bitcoin can only be described as willful ignorance. Only a handful remain in any position of authority who seem to have a serious grasp of the legal and philosophical issues surrounding Bitcoin, at least to the extent that Satoshi clearly did.
As for this forum, well, there are a few trolls here; not as many as there once were, but a few.
But, for others, who knows. It's been clear to me for almost a year now that the developers have, at the very least, been threatened over their role in Bitcoin. Now, with "legitimate" businesses waving around the potential of millions of dollars in funding, we see a carrot as well. I was holding out some hope that such crude tactics would not be effective. But, I must admit, it is waning.
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