[e1g]

The cynic always sounds smart and remains poor.

[tormeh]

I think the issue is more that a lot of people weren't cynical enough. I knew Bitcoin was a shit currency when I first heard about it, and thought that was all there was to it. I didn't understand that while it was a shit currency, it was a great speculative asset. I thought people would look at it, go "that's dumb", and move on. Apparently I hadn't heard of, or understood the Dutch tulip mania and similar historical events. I presumed people would be better than they turned out to be, and that cost me a lot of potential capital gains.

[lapcat]

> The cynic always sounds smart and remains poor.

Why would cynics be poor? The OP mentioned "techies", many of whom have jobs paying 6 figures a year.

[exe34]

The Cynic on the other hand knows how to enjoy life with just enough. He is free, a spy for the gods.

[earnesti]

But he keeps writing and talking about people who have more than enough, and how they are wrong.