Stolfi, adding Blythe Masters to your list would give a little more weight to your (rather unconvincing) argument. ^
I missed the news about her, indeed. But the list is
very long -- of people who obviously do not believe in bitcoin, but still hope to profit from the Bitcoin phenomenon...
I've never really read your posts in detail, but have you thought to maybe venture into the grey area that often encompasses many big issues and ideas, instead of taking a generic binary "FOR or AGAINST" stance?
Basically it seems to me you committed to an argument long ago when you first looked into bitcoin, perhaps prompted by an article you read here or there, and now it's essential that you find the proof to demonstrate that you
were are right. There's some kind of well known term for that swinging around somewhere
Do you have a scenario in your mind where bitcoin does succeed in some measure?
To be clear on my position, I've actually become more sceptical of bitcoins' success over time, despite the excellent news, but the revolution that's been set in motion will continue even if somehow bitcoin does not. What form that revolution will take will only become apparent as it happens - perhaps not the techno libertarian paradise that some believe, but then perhaps it will shake the very core of our centralised power structures.
Unfortunately "true believers" sometimes forget that criticism and debate are useful in smoothing out errors or searching for something better. In the case of the unbelievers, well, I think most of those types can't see past their blinkers to the simple fact that bigotry often comes from just aligning yourself with a particular group, school of thought or similar, as opposed to genuinely being against the idea or concept in it's essence. Note: I'm defining "unbelievers" as the extreme opposite of true believers, legitimate critics fall a bit further to the center
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