>So you’re saying someone can make the comment stating it’s a currency but it can’t be refuted? Where then should this statement be discussed if not here? Should we start another thread to discuss the this specific comment and it’s reply?
No, I'm saying that if the bit about it being a currency was incidental to the core point, then you shouldn't turn the thread into a debate about whether it is a currency; you should use replies there to address what was the commenter's core point, which began as explanation of the mechanics of the halving.
Are you seriously saying that that there are no other comments on this discussion where it's actually relevant that Bitcoin is a currency and you can't bear to take those discussions there?
>Further, the entire downvote system harms the conversation more as people leave or sit out conversations due to their voice being stifled by some random(s) on the internet
The comment also gave a very bad reason to believe that bitcoin isn't a currency, and yes, that was polluting the discussion. No one has yet stood up to defend that argument, so I think I was on the right track.
>Lastly why is medium a bad choice?
Because it's an annoying site with every UX and privacy anti-pattern. ("Excuse the interruption...") But again, that was just on top of the two worse sins -- changing the core discussion, and presenting a poorly thought reason.
If you want to be Big Mad at somebody, pick the guy who introduced the notion of bitcoin-as-currency as part of the explanation. But once that was introduced as part of how to value it, it was reasonable to reply to it.
No, I'm saying that if the bit about it being a currency was incidental to the core point, then you shouldn't turn the thread into a debate about whether it is a currency; you should use replies there to address what was the commenter's core point, which began as explanation of the mechanics of the halving.
Are you seriously saying that that there are no other comments on this discussion where it's actually relevant that Bitcoin is a currency and you can't bear to take those discussions there?
>Further, the entire downvote system harms the conversation more as people leave or sit out conversations due to their voice being stifled by some random(s) on the internet
The comment also gave a very bad reason to believe that bitcoin isn't a currency, and yes, that was polluting the discussion. No one has yet stood up to defend that argument, so I think I was on the right track.
>Lastly why is medium a bad choice?
Because it's an annoying site with every UX and privacy anti-pattern. ("Excuse the interruption...") But again, that was just on top of the two worse sins -- changing the core discussion, and presenting a poorly thought reason.