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You're absolutely right, It is about money and profiting. Aligning yourself with Bitcoin's ideology is supremely profitable.

Many people on HN who talk down against Bitcoin are indoctrinated into the current ideology. Anything that goes against the current ideology is refuted, ignored, dismissed as fads, bubbles, scams..etc Ideology is a powerful thing and it's hard to break out of it.

If you want to learn more about this concept, you should research about Slavoj Zizek's work on ideology. Bitcoin is not just technology, but a multi-faceted ideology founded around cypherpunks ideas, liberty, sovereignty, austrian economic system, free markets.

Even the way Bitcoin is developed (slow, methodical) and Bitcoin apps are built is different to SV way which is move fast, break things, iterate.

On the eve of World War 2, I am certain that people couldn't possibly imagine what was in front of them.

Leonardo did "ship" some of the greatest works of art. Some of those paintings took decades to complete. Which you happily glanced over.

Comparing steve jobs to Leonardo is a discredit to both steve jobs and leonardo.

This is why in the long run Bitcoin wins.

This is why a fixed currency makes sense.

You work and convert your time into currency which can be traded for other goods or services.

When currency is manipulated, it allows the manipulator to make your currency worth more or less. effectively theft.

Use Bitcoin, problem solved

Bitcoin beat every single stock.

He was a prolific programmer and hacker, that is how he got his start.

Bitcoin is not a company and has no business model. Another day and another bad take about Bitcoin on HN.

Doing something

people get upset

blame it on the tech