It's really polarizing because it forces us to question what we think of as currency. Is it sufficient for it to be scarce, durable, verifyable and fungible or should it have some independent utility or backing?
Some of the vitriol is backlash against the zealots who feel that Bitcoin can/should enable elements of anarchy.
Some of the vitriol is backlash against the zealots who feel that Bitcoin can/should enable elements of anarchy.