it's a stupid lazy criticism

How did Soros make all his money? shorting the british pound


Bell_curve

Yeah, I'm sure I'll run into papers that I disagree a lot with.  i was pleasantly surprised that the first paper I chose gave a very fair shake to Bitcoin.  I didn't know Athey's views on Bitcoin so I didn't really know what to expect.

SimpleStacker

Not specific to this article, but many of the papers draw conclusions like "Bitcoin cannot be a currency, because it is driven by speculation."

I think that misses the point that people are speculating in it as something that will become a prevailing currency. I don't know if the authors are just being very precise with present vs future tenses (I doubt it), or if they are totally missing the point.

BooksAndArticles

Bitcoin Pricing, Adoption, and Usage: Theory and Evidence | Article Review

Not specific to this article, but many of the papers draw conclusions like "Bitcoin cannot be a currency, because it is driven by speculation." 

I think that misses the point that people are speculating in it as something that will become a prevailing currency. I don't know if the authors are just being very precise with present vs future tenses (I doubt it), or if they are totally missing the point.