I don't engage with people irl about bitcoin generally, if i hear some MSM nonsense, I tend to ignore it because these people are often clueless.

however, occasionally, i will see a facebook thread discussing inflation and bitcoin will come up as an inflation hedge or something then someone inevitably says:

'well you know, inflation isn't bad, it's deflation you have to worry about!'

then Japan's so-called lost decade is immediately referenced as a check-mate!

naturally there is never any discussion about what caused the boom and bust in japan, never any nuance.

i just wonder how these people watch their food shop get more expensive every few weeks and think 'no, this is great' and somehow think that without inflation people would just never buy anything because they expect life to always get cheaper. yet they are cool with Moor's law and tech getting cheaper - that's somehow good

like at what point in their formal education did they accept the old wisdom of saving money is now bad, and actually, if you don't spend all your money the whole economy will collapse.

what are the most annoying or triggering things you guys hear out in the wild?