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calamari4065 | 2 years ago

I need you to understand something. This comment is so utterly unhinged that it's either parody or something you take way, way too seriously. This is a caricature of the prototypical bitcoin bro that everyone makes fun of. Nonsense like this is the exact reason that people mock and dismiss cryptobros.

You seem to not understand that someone can disagree with you without it being some grand conspiracy or authoritarian cabal. It is infinitely more likely that people disagree because they think you're a moron. People think you're a moron because you act like one. Spouting off about conspiracies and cabals and you've somehow pulled Obama into it?

You aren't being dismissed because the big bad communists want to steal your bitcoins. You're being dismissed because you're pasting nine whole paragraphs of absolute insane ramblings.

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alchemist1e9|2 years ago

Your command to "understand" is delightfully authoritarian, a classic hallmark of the traffic cop mentality. It's as if my non-conformity offends you on a personal level. Labeling me as "unhinged" is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to cognitive dissonance; you're confronted with a narrative that challenges your deeply ingrained respect for authority and, finding no rebuttal, resort to ad hominem attacks.

It's amusing how seriously you insist Bitcoin cannot be taken, despite it now commanding 1% of energy supplies in numerous locales and the cryptocurrency market cap reaching $2T. This isn't a fad; it's a serious economic revolution. Were those of us who believed from the start, including luminaries like Timothy C May, Intel's chief scientist, all "morons"? Or is the true folly in dismissing what you fail to comprehend, resorting to juvenile labels like "cryptobros"?

You accuse me of spouting conspiracy theories, yet I've merely stated historical and economic facts. The founding of the Bank of England for waging war, the inherent violence of fiat currencies leading to confiscation and inflation crises worldwide—these are not conspiracies, they are realities that you choose to ignore.

Your dismissal stems from a place of fear, not superiority. Governments and their conformist, collectivist, and statist cheerleaders fear Bitcoin because it represents a fundamental shift in power dynamics. Your attempts to ban or discredit it only underscore its resilience and anti-fragility.

As for communists or any government's ability to "steal" Bitcoin, you misunderstand the very essence of this technology. Bitcoin represents a shift away from the state's monopoly on violence and financial control. And yes, Obama's apprehension about Bitcoin granting every citizen a "Swiss bank account in their pocket" speaks volumes—not about the feasibility of stopping Bitcoin, but about the threat it poses to centralized control.

Call me unhinged, a conspiracy theorist, or whatever else makes you sleep better at night. But I challenge you, find one "conspiracy" in what I've said. Your discomfort isn't with the truth of my words; it's with the realization that your worldview might be the actual house of cards.