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, but most of the time it only lands soft blows against the opposition's
hoodie choices.*
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 is a "democratic movement," all while using the most inaccessible, erudite language they can.
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