I feel like I've stumbled into a thread about the benefits of going vegan, except the word was changed to bitcoin! LOL
"How do you know if someone is vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you!"
Interesting observation and yes it seems quite analogous! I've read such vegan vs non-vegan threads, and wondered if anyone ever succeeded in "converting" the other to their view.
In both cases, I think past of what is at play is that the other side is perceived as threatening our core beliefs or making us feel somehow inferior, and hence in the vegan debates we see the typical "non-sense arguments / justifications", time and time again such as:
"But animals don't feel pain the same we do".
-"Its part of the animal food-chain"
-"God created animals for us to eat"
-"Humans need animal flesh protein to be healthy"
"But I bet you kill mosquitos so you are a hypocrite"
and my favorite "But plants feel pain too!"
After reading some such threads, my conclusion was that the best answer might be "Yes, it is morally wrong to harm others for my selfish eating desires, but I do it anyway", which is not an overly nice conclusion to come to.
But at least for me, I would say the vegans have come close to "converting me", and at the very least open my thinking in a different way towards animal cruelty.
On the Bitcoin list of "non-sensical objection arguments" the usual seem in the past to have to included equally ridiculous of comments such as :
-A FedCoin will lead to reduced demand for BTC.
-Its price is too volatile.
-It is not typically used to purchase things.
-BTC is not "real" as to opposed to gold which is.
-Its not easy for me to buy it.
-It only has a short period of history (unlike gold).
-How can we be sure there really is a fixed limit on supply and that it can't be infinitely produced.
-It will be taxed.
-People can hack an exchange so it is not safe.
-BTC is only used by bad people and criminals.
-Bitcoin not anonymous.
-The Government will eventually shut it down.
-Transaction speed is too slow for mass adoption.
-Must have been created by the CIA.
and my favorite "but BTC disappears when the electricity is turned off".
Someone should create a website with all such typical objections and answers on topics with strong opposing views, which would then enable an entire thread and hours of time to be saved by simply posting "The answers to all your questions on [topic x] are here [insert link]. What a time saver that would be!
I think I may have just inspired myself with a new business idea...