I think statements like this warrant some introspection, because they say more about the person making the statement than they do about reality. Those are less the loudest supporters of Bitcoin than they are the voices the author is presented. I hear very little from any of those five and I know the three of them are not even bitcoin supporters.

I also think authors of this sort of piece should think about how bad the branding problem can really be, when bitcoin is the most rapidly appreciating asset in human history. Maybe, just maybe, it's the person who doesn't like the brand who needs to adjust to reality.