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218 sats \ 3 replies \ @jp 11 Jun 2022 \ on: Why does the Hacker News community generally hate Bitcoin so much? bitcoin
HNers despise anything they don't understand because they believe they're the smartest people on earth. Anything they cannot comprehend must be nonsense.
A common theme on HN is "smart" software engineers who believe they get "fucked" during their startup's M&A exit. Most generally don't know shit about finance and, in turn, hate anything financially related.
edit: sorry, i feel mad today
HNers despise anything they don't understand because they believe they're the smartest people on earth. Anything they cannot comprehend must be nonsense.
Very true. Not very open minded. I thinks it stems from the culture that everything has to be a culturewar argument. You can never have a normal conversation about something because HN people always default to thinking you're trying to start an argument.
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To counter my original comment (and to be fair), this hardened sentiment exists in most "maximalist" circles
Both belief systems are fairly cemented/polarized - HN vs. SN are on opposite sides of the spectrum but equally susceptible to group-think.
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It's called the Dunning Kruger effect :-)
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