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110 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 18 Apr \ on: Stacker Saloon
On some level I think bitcoin toxicity might serve as part of a release valve for the in-group's tensions - which have to be extremely high given our consensus needs. Girard would probably say they are scapegoat hunters, the early stone throwers.
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111 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 19 Apr
I always figured it was the geek social fallacies at work, but I definitely see elements of scapegoating.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 19 Apr
Great share. I definitely suffer from #1.
If a group thinks ostracizers are evil, it probably fails to ostracize the earliest ostrasizers. It makes wonder if there are other equilibria for bitcoiners.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 19 Apr
Yeah, I also suffer from #1. And I think you just nailed a corollary about ostracizers there.
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