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Many of the earliest Gs are completely checked out afaict. Among those that persist, there's a type that begins to play power games (more common among nontechnical Ver-types who feel like they have command over the people). Then there's another type that mostly chimes in to assist sense-making from time to time and without expectations.

I haven't seen enough of bitcoin culture to appreciate how it's changed, but it feels like the rank and file haven't grown with the price.

Grown in number or maturity and experience?

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I dont want to sound ignorant, but a lot of bitcoiners I knew that adopted it early only used it for silk road.
Half of their brain cells are already fried.
They cant even remember if they still hold bitcoin.

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Silk Road was my intro to bitcoin

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Silk road was yours?
I never used it, but I had heard a lot about it during that time.
I was more into the gambling aspect during that time.
Bitcoin was flying everywhere.

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there was bitcoin gambling in 2012? I had no idea

on Tor?

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There used to be a market place for professional hitmen

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Didnt ross try to use that?

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Fuzzy details because he was never prosecuted for it. Seems like a smoking gun and easy prosecution