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People who are heavily pro-crypto see any reporting of bad things as bad for adoption, and since adoption is the goal, the reporting is bad.

They're willfully blind, and just like Elon, there's always somebody willing to parrot whatever they think Master wants them to say




Reminds me of this quote by Drew DeVault:

> Maybe your cryptocurrency is different. But look: you’re in really poor company. When you’re the only honest person in the room, maybe you should be in a different room. It is impossible to trust you. Every comment online about cryptocurrency is tainted by the fact that the commenter has probably invested thousands of dollars into a Ponzi scheme and is depending on your agreement to make their money back.

[1] https://drewdevault.com/2021/04/26/Cryptocurrency-is-a-disas...


The irony is that every single crypto enthusiast I know, builder or speculator, has invested in shitcoins and scam coins just to hedge their bets in the off-chance it pumps…

They’re fully aware and will tell me it’s shady, and yet, do it anyways.


Adoption(Actually using crypto as currency) is not in any way a goal anymore.

The goal is now just to HODL till some mythical event where they'll be millionaires/billionaires with a single coin and then just use that as collateral to buy stuff through defi. Very similar to the GME cult.


> adoption is the goal

Absolutely, someone needs to fund the 100/1000x Ponzi returns that they want.




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