A coworker whose intelligence and relationship I respect sent me this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g
I really dislike this video. The speaker gives off a smarmy air of pseudo-intelligence that gets people to trust him. But he uses a bunch of bad arguments. In the bitcoin section, he criticizes bitcoin because it hasn't achieved its vision in 12 years, as if that's a reasonable length of time for an entirely new monetary paradigm. He also commits the association fallacy by criticizing bitcoin because of some unsavory people who support it. He also brings up the energy cost, without mentioning that most bitcoin supporters see bitcoin as a settlements layer, not the daily transactional layer. He correctly points out that the capital cost of mining will become prohibitively high, but he doesn't mention that node runners still control network rules, and mining doesn't give you any control other than writing the blocks. It also doesn't give you more bitcoin, except for the preprogrammed rewards and the fees. He also ends the section by calling bitcoiners gamblers, which I resent.
I don't care if people don't like bitcoin, but it's that smarmy know-it-all attitude I can't stand. It really gets my blood boiling. Someone help me, why do I care so much? Why does it make me so mad?
I'm right there with you. IMO the best thing to do is tune this crap out. When you sense the anger shut it down. You know this has very limited value so don't waste cycles on it. I started the video made it about 15 seconds into it.
You also have to realize that people you admire and respect are not perfect. I share this experience. I've been let down by so many people. I learn they are fake or hypocrites. I learn they are gullible. Truth is, I probably disappoint them. We all have flaws and blind spots. I can truly say beyond Jesus (I'm a believer), I have no heroes. I have people I admire but I realize they are flawed people. All of us are. No one has arrived yet. I try to continue learning but never blindly trust anyone(not saying you do btw).
I'd say you care so much because you are just wired that way. I have the same issue. I wish I didn't care about many things so much. I'm able to let things go more than others but also less than still other people. Some people let things go to their detriment. Others can't let go of minor things. I have a friend that regularly tells me to stop caring about things so much. Its good to have that counter voice.
Don't fall into the trap.
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Here's shorter answer. Seemingly smart intelligent and successful people vote for presidential candidates...
We have a long way to go.
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