The most respected technologists against bitcoin - page 2.

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Aleks Jakulin, US based computer scientist from Slovenia is heavily criticising bitcoin, calling it a ponzi scheme.

His university page: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~jakulin/

Here is one article from his blog: https://medium.com/future-of-currency/945260c2c193

My opinion is that he is just sad he didn't think of it first or invest early in it.

Could still be true..

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Quote from: abacus on January 22, 2014, 10:25:12 AM

Oh no, not a Ponzi scheme, please... Roll Eyes

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My opinion is that he is just sad he didn't think of it first or invest early in it.

I didn't read his papers, but I think this is often a probable cause.

It's usually either this as they're sore about how much they could’ve made, or just sheer ignorance or fear by the media propaganda of it being a currency for the anarchists and nefarious. And obviously a lot of people don't know what a Ponzi is.

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Quote from: hilariousandco on January 22, 2014, 10:23:51 AM

Quote from: kaysersoze on January 22, 2014, 09:53:24 AM

Now that most tech people understand the underlying technology invention of BTC and it feels/seems like they all embrace it , I just wonder who are the most respected / knowledgeable technologist AGAINST BTC and their arguments ?! Any links interviews of guys you respect but don't believe in btc, again in tech because economists don't really get it from first place ?!

Hmm a 'respected technologist' seems to be at odds with somebody who would denounce Bitcoin.

That is my point but must be some out there.. just curious to read their arguments

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No one who actually understands Bitcoin would come out with some of the stupid comments I've seen from these supposed 'I.T experts' I think my favourite one was some guy on fox saying how his I.T department didn't trust it and so therefore he automatically dismissed it, all without doing a single bit of research.

Sure, there are definite risks involved with Bitcoin but I would take that over the hyper-inflated piece of shit economy we have now which our leaders refuse to fix.

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Oh no, not a Ponzi scheme, please... Roll Eyes

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My opinion is that he is just sad he didn't think of it first or invest early in it.

I didn't read his papers, but I think this is often a probable cause.

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Quote from: kaysersoze on January 22, 2014, 09:53:24 AM

Now that most tech people understand the underlying technology invention of BTC and it feels/seems like they all embrace it , I just wonder who are the most respected / knowledgeable technologist AGAINST BTC and their arguments ?! Any links interviews of guys you respect but don't believe in btc, again in tech because economists don't really get it from first place ?!

Hmm a 'respected technologist' seems to be at odds with somebody who would denounce Bitcoin.

Quote from: illpoet on January 22, 2014, 09:59:55 AM

when the guy from dell came to fix my neighbors computer he said bitcoins were only for drug money and terrorists. My neighbor came over to my house to warn me. Not like i have any respect from a dell it guy, but thats the only tech person i could think of.

Haha. I hate this ignorant shit. Cash is a far worse culprit for this anyway. People just don't know what they're talking about.

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Quote from: illpoet on January 22, 2014, 09:59:55 AM

when the guy from dell came to fix my neighbors computer he said bitcoins were only for drug money and terrorists. My neighbor came over to my house to warn me. Not like i have any respect from a dell it guy, but thats the only tech person i could think of.

:DD
This guy have some big insight in bitcoin clearly.

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when the guy from dell came to fix my neighbors computer he said bitcoins were only for drug money and terrorists. My neighbor came over to my house to warn me. Not like i have any respect from a dell it guy, but thats the only tech person i could think of.

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Now that most tech people understand the underlying technology invention of BTC and it feels/seems like they all embrace it , I just wonder who are the most respected / knowledgeable technologist AGAINST BTC and their arguments ?! Any links interviews of guys you respect but don't believe in btc, again in tech because economists don't really get it from first place ?!

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