639 sats \ 9 replies \ @elvismercury 29 Dec 2023 \ on: The War on Informality bitcoin
Brett Scott is great.
I agree with what you're saying here, but it makes me sad that the general tenor of bitcoiners is such that you feel you have to trigger-warn them on thoughtful perspectives they might not 100% endorse.
(I'm not saying you did anything wrong, I've done the same. I'm just sad that it seems necessary.)
it makes me sad that the general tenor of bitcoiners is such that you feel you have to trigger-warn them on thoughtful perspectives they might not 100% endorse
Very good point, thanks. I haven't thought of it that way.
It was meant to show that I've actually read the post (more than to trigger-warn) though. But your point still stands.
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it makes me sad that the general tenor of bitcoiners is such that you feel you have to trigger-warn them on thoughtful perspectives they might not 100% endorse.
This so much. However, I want to add it's not only bitcoiners. It's just any group of entrenched people, really. And there are a lot of such groups out there. We as bitcoiners sometimes think we're so special, but in many ways, we're actually no different.
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However, I want to add it's not only bitcoiners. It's just any group of entrenched people, really. And there are a lot of such groups out there.
100%. It's just that bitcoiners generally thump their chests about their intellectual honesty, and then devolve into kindergartners when thoughtcrime strikes a dischordant note against the symphony playing inside their echo chambers.
So I expect better from them, as a group, and hold them to a higher standard that is often sorely disappointed.
I shouldn't talk in generalities this way, I know. It's a sore spot.
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AreAnd there are a lot of such groups out there.
You quoted my typo :(
100%. It's just that bitcoiners generally thump their chests about their intellectual honesty, and then devolve into kindergartners when thoughtcrime strikes a dischordant note against the symphony playing inside their echo chambers.
I really like your writing style, especially when you are angry about something.
So I expect better from them, as a group, and hold them to a higher standard that is often sorely disappointed.
Ah, yes. We're definitely special in feeling special. But we're as a group are probably not even close to be as special as we think we are.
I shouldn't talk in generalities this way, I know. It's a sore spot.
Yeah, I get you, it's not easy. It's just too convenient to do sometimes. Sometimes, it feels like an exercise to the reader to realize that we're not really talking about people in a group in general.
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You quoted my typo :(
Fixed it -- you can edit yours, and we can edit it out of history.
I really like your writing style, especially when you are angry about something.
Gracias, muy amable :)
But we're as a group are probably not even close to be as special as we think we are.
Self-awareness is a huge part of the solution. Maybe if you keep modeling it, it will catch on :)
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But we're as a group are probably not even close to be as special as we think we are.
Just wanted to feel what it feels like to quote a typo. :)
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lol, took me two hours to find the typo in there. you mean this, right?
Butwe'rewe as a group are probably not even close to be as special as we think we are.
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Sorry, I wasn't expecting you to spend any time on it, lol. But yes, that was it.
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No worries, was just a joke :) I didn't immediately get what you meant and then went to do something else. Now I came back and saw the typo and understood your comment.
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