The correlational analyses showed that crypto ownership is associated with belief in conspiracy theories, support of political extremism, identification with non-left-right political orientations (e.g., Christian nationalism), and the "Dark Tetrad" of personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism).
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The authors add, "Though our results certainly do not apply to every crypto user out there, on average, we found that crypto investment and ownership tends to appeal to people who are more argumentative, anti-authoritarian, and prefer to get their news from non-mainstream social media sites.
We should pin this post and update the Bitcoin paper. Its accuracy is stunning.
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Every successful person has these traits. In fact, most CEOs do. And if you invest in bitcoin, you have an inkling against the mainstream fiat system.
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The key word is "investors", crypto investors especially venture capital
Sadism seems extreme. I prefer the dark triad (narcissism, Machiavellian, psychopathy)
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