I know many smart opinionated people that pass or hate on bitcoin. They lack the curiosity to challenge conventional thinking. I get a sense this guy and others like him are reacting to the very loud and frankly dumb NGU crypto crowd. Or they are reacting to the hype cycle that exists in tech. After all, the blockchain everything has a lot of the same markers as the current AI craze.

Most of the world lumps bitcoin in with crypto. Most of the coverage of bitcoin isn't accurate. All this to say, I don't pass on someone because they don't get bitcoin or even hate on it. It does inform me about them though.

I've talked to a few smart people in the tech space about bitcoin when they make some of hand remark. I usually find they are just ignorant and everyone they have encountered that is "a bitcoiner" is an idiot.