There's a growing #resistance to cryptocurrency, and is anyone surprised?
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. Read more...