Why are so many people Anti-Bitcoin? - page 6.

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Quote from: bbit on October 31, 2011, 12:40:13 PM

I mean isn't the Myths deterring this kind of talk?
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Myths

I think its time to get our house in order with some good PR work. Maybe even hire a firm? This is getting ridiculous . I mean grant it Bitcoin isn't perfect but some of this stuff is just flat out wrong.

Anyone rejecting bitcoins isn't going to bother with the myths page; their mind is already made up on it. And no need to hire a PR firm when letting friends and others know about it is free.

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I know Phinnaeus I was getting scared if I would at least get 1 comment on this lol I'll take another hour to read that 7 page jergin bottle required thread!

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I've just spent the past 2 hours reading back articles on bitcoin and new articles going forward and the comments on them. I don't get why people are so anti-bitcoin? Sad

edit: I should add that the same comments back a few months show up even today ? haven't we gotten past this?

Some quotes on it:

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"If you can't spend it, it's not worth anything. I can have a car "worth" $50,000, but if no one wants it, it might as well be worth zero. You can give up and down percentages all you want, but it's not being used for hard goods and services.Today, I bought a tank of gas, lunch, and a $400 plane ticket. None accepted, or will ever accept, bitcoin"

"its like an eve online scam without the subscription fee."

"Bitcoin is *not* anonymous. At least not in the way that that implies. Specifically *all* transactions in the world are totally public and traceable by anyone. Pretty much the only anonymous thing is that you don't have to give use your real name as your bitcoin ID. But if someone finds out your bitcoin ID (e.g. if you use an exchange) they can then see your entire transaction history! It is far from the anonymity of cash."

"I'm shocked, shocked that a bizarre nerd currency doesn't work in the real world!"

"I don't consider myself to be overly stupid, but Bitcoins confuse the crap out of me."

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I mean isn't the Myths deterring this kind of talk?
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Myths

I think its time to get our house in order with some good PR work. Maybe even hire a firm ? This is getting ridiculous . I mean grant it Bitcoin isn't perfect but some of this stuff is just flat out wrong.

What are we doing wrong as a community? and I think we really need to have a honest discussion about all this Huh

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