[patrickaljord]

> I dislike cryptocurrencies as much as the next guy

Is this really the general sentiment on HN?

[wordofx]

It should be. It’s dumb as hell. Bitcoin and blockchain have no real use.

[yard2010]

That sounds equally wrong as "crypto is everything, blockchain is the solution" sentiment

[int_19h]

The real use is black market transactions.

Whether you find that a feature or a bug depends a lot on where you live.

[dcreater]

I used to be close minded as well before actually studying Bitcoin.

There are plenty of bad actors in crypto but Bitcoin is at worst a very interesting experiment that can profoundly change the world for the better. Most is not all of the rest of crypto is basically hawk tuah coin with less obvious illegitimacy. In fact bitcoiners don't consider Bitcoin as "crypto"

[toenail]

Bitcoin has lots of uses, you just haven't found one you need.

[LoganDark]

TBF Monero is pretty decent for buying drugs.

[dmichulke]

There are probably a billion bitcoiners (direct or indirect owners) and you basically state that you're smarter than all of them.

Just wow.

[tim333]

It probably is the general sentiment. Though I quite like them - it's like a new art form almost.

[portaouflop]

It’s definitely interesting to follow! Like in this ancient Chinese curse: “may you live in interesting times”