JordanP on Nostr: Bitcoin skeptics, just like Internet skeptics back in late ‘80s early ‘90s... ...
Bitcoin skeptics, just like Internet skeptics back in late ‘80s early ‘90s... John Markoff (also ironically from NYT) heavily criticized the internet as being unsafe, unreliable, and too complicated to be useful. I’ve come to the conclusion that this level of skepticism is just part of human nature, some on one end of the spectrum, others on the other, the masses in between. Glad we’re all on the “other” end. The masses will eventually (“gradually, then suddenly”) join…
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