I've spent the last week reading through the BitCoin thread over at SA, and I hate to say it, but they've called it every time an "investment" turned out to be a scam and for the most part they are quite right about a lot of the BCT community. It's so insular here that a lot of people either can't, or don't want to see it. I feel like a lot of ridicule stems from people not listening to them.
The majority of their threads revolve around this community and not BitCoin itself. It's clear that there's money to be had in BitCoin, and quite a few SA members have made quite a chunk of change off it. However, they got into it very early.
You might want to open your mind a little bit and learn to take constructive criticism. A lot of the so called "trolls" are actually rather helpful. Look at that one guy who has put a ton of effort into Dank's Hookah Lounge and Bank threads, trying to teach him basics of running a business. It's not their fault Dank won't listen. That's a lesson that should apply to everyone here.
Just my BTC0.2!
-Zoey
That's because they call every investment a scam. They were (are) wrong about Dank Bank as well.
Are you talking about monster ant? Why would I thank someone who calls you a fucking sponge every other sentence? Another thing that I tried to make clear, I do listen to people's feedback, I just have little respect for people full of hate.
Sorry hon, Dank Bank kind of is a Ponzi... I also read your whole Hookah thread and Monster-Ant started off respectful but it degraded quickly because of how poorly you took criticism.
Anything less than this is just pathetic trolling in my view and it amazes me that these people have the time to troll other people for hours on end and yet they can't even provide basic fucking critique on what is technically wrong with something. I've seen the hate on Bitcoin and very little goes into the detail of why it's bad and the best the government bodies have been able to come up with is because it 'could' be used by criminals. Believe it or not, I do actually like criticism but unless you're going to go into the technical aspects of why something is bad then I'm going to call you out on your bullshit.
Actually, if you read the thread on SA they go into great detail about what's wrong with the investments and certain aspects of BitCoin in general. There appears to be quite a few people who are MBAs, finance majors, bankers and brokers over there. Haven taken quite a few finance courses in college it's all pretty sound advice. I'd also like to point out what they're doing isn't really trolling. Making fun of somebody and pointing out obvious flaws in people's logic isn't trolling. I'm sure a lot of them jump on the bandwagon in making fun without quite knowing what's going on, but tons of people do that here as well, in this very thread in fact.
I'm not trying to defend them, but you really should know what you're talking about before you blast somebody. Plus, it seems they do a lot of good for the internet; they're involved in charities, they've been the spearhead in taking down Reddit's pedo section, hell, one of their members was killed in that attack on the consulate in Libya and they raised over $50k for his family.
On the flip side there is quite a bit of dumb and just plain mean stuff that goes on over there. The way they grief people in online games is a good example.
As for the furry issue, I'd have to say I agree with the stance that's its disgusting and everyone involved needs psychological help. In my time on the internet, I've seen a lot of furries equate their fetish with being gay, which... Yeah, just no. You weren't born that way. It's something you picked up through environmental means and use it to be a unique special snowflake. The fact that this wasn't a thing before the internet is very telling. Basically, they start hanging around on boards and chatrooms with more of their kind, which is just a huge echo chamber. This makes them believe that what they're doing is normal and alright.
Then you get to the point where you have an anthropomorphic fox with a huge erection on your coffee table and when someone says, "Ew gross!" they scream that they're being persecuted because someone rightfully made fun of them.
Here's a tip: If cartoon animals turn you on, you're fucked up in the head and should seek help.
I realize I'm being aggressive here, but I'm tired of people placating made up issues when there's real shit in the real world that we need to deal with. Like Gay Rights and Women's Rights.
-Zoey
