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12-30-2017, 06:01 AM
There's a growing #resistance to cryptocurrency, and is anyone surprised?
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There comes a moment in any digital revolution when its most ardent mansplaining soldiers become so insufferably, unapologetically obnoxious, a resistance is born.
Currently, there is a growing opposition to cryptocurrency in all its forms. Many, many people are getting very weary of all the Bitcoin Boys, Ethereumytes, and some litecoin hanger-ons.*
Sometimes a resistance is powerful enough to strike fatal blow (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/style/yik-yak-bullying-mary-washington.html?_r=0), but most of the time it only lands soft blows against the opposition's hoodie choices (https://qz.com/569025/the-subtle-sexism-of-hoodies-women-in-silicon-valley-have-no-idea-what-to-wear-to-work/).*
This movement is different. Unlike past insurgencies, much of the opposition isn't centered on the technology itself; it's hard to get emotional about blockchain technology. Instead people have a problem with the breathtaking arrogance of its most loyal defenders, who love to brag that bitcoin (http://mashable.com/category/bitcoin/) is a "democratic movement," all while using the most inaccessible, erudite language they can. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/29/cryptoromanticism-cultural-backlash/)
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There comes a moment in any digital revolution when its most ardent mansplaining soldiers become so insufferably, unapologetically obnoxious, a resistance is born.
Currently, there is a growing opposition to cryptocurrency in all its forms. Many, many people are getting very weary of all the Bitcoin Boys, Ethereumytes, and some litecoin hanger-ons.*
Sometimes a resistance is powerful enough to strike fatal blow (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/style/yik-yak-bullying-mary-washington.html?_r=0), but most of the time it only lands soft blows against the opposition's hoodie choices (https://qz.com/569025/the-subtle-sexism-of-hoodies-women-in-silicon-valley-have-no-idea-what-to-wear-to-work/).*
This movement is different. Unlike past insurgencies, much of the opposition isn't centered on the technology itself; it's hard to get emotional about blockchain technology. Instead people have a problem with the breathtaking arrogance of its most loyal defenders, who love to brag that bitcoin (http://mashable.com/category/bitcoin/) is a "democratic movement," all while using the most inaccessible, erudite language they can. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/29/cryptoromanticism-cultural-backlash/)
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