I have NO problem with the example that you just provided, yet without seeing specifics, your comment seems like a broad generalization b/c in any group, there will be some people who act out, but are NOT representative of the group.
Surely, you may be correct that a large number of bulls were (and have been) denying the importance of china, even while BTC prices were falling. Nonetheless, we would need a context if we would say that a bunch of these BTC moonstruck bulls were overly misusing the term FUD as a means to avoid reality and to denigrate their distractors.
In the end, I maintain that redefining FUD, as a smart-ass response to intentionally exaggerate the detachment of some of these posters from reality does NOT move along the conversation in a productive direction and it seems to be purposefully denigrating and incitement - like saying that bulls are part of a cult or a religion or some of those other bearshit comments.
I believe that most bulls can accept when bears talk bearish, so long as they substantiate their comments and use logic, reason and disclose when they are merely asserting a guestimate.
Agreed on most of what you say.
But I still think you apply a double standard: bears would accept bulls talking as long as they provide reasons for their claims, and bears... you're not seriously going to claim that bulls are on average "more reasonable" than the bears posting here?
At least the way it looks to me, the ratio of exuberant, resistant to reason bulls to bulls in total is about the same as that of permanently pessimistic, resistant to reason bears to bears in total. Just the numbers bulls vs. bears in total is heavily in favor of bulls, which is okay, considering that this is, in the widest sense, a pro bitcoin forum.
I agree to the extent that you may be saying that some bears can be reasonable and some bulls unreasonable.
To me, it does NOT make a whole lot of sense for some bears to be involved in this forum, especially, if they are NOT contemplating investing. It makes more sense for a day-trader bull to be involved in this forum.
So, personally, I find it a little irritating to be dealing with the bears who are NOT at all invested and have NO intention to invest, and I question their motives, even those, such as Jorge, who once in a while make a contribution to the dialogue.
Overall, we may NOT disagree very much, just a matter of degree - or maybe if we get into a specific scenario, we may disagree on where to place the emphasis.
