Serious question, when I first joined /btc I was excited by all the positive interactions and excitement over what an improved chain could accomplish. Seems like the last few months there has been a steady transition to ~80% of the hot posts talking crap about bitcoin.
How can we transition back to the excitement of cash vs trying to get taller by putting down others?
Posted Dec 7, 2017, 1:38 AM UTC
The "hate" started when r/Bitcoin got so flooded with malicious BCH trolls that the mods had to start blocking the worst offenders. That ignited a backlash resulting in the BCH trolls leaving r/Bitcoin for r/BTC where, now emboldened, they could continue discrediting Bitcoin unrestricted and with increasing virulence. An added bonus to this move being that unwitting newcomers may stumble upon r/BTC assuming it was still a Bitcoin sub. All the better for propagandists.
So r/BTC has now become the premiere destination for misinformation on Bitcoin, anti-Bitcoin memes, thirsty false alarms about impending BCH pumps, and conspiracy theories meant to justify why BCH has failed to attain the stature that Bitcoin enjoys.
Unfortunately, the BCH base exhibits the same bitter resentment as does any cohort of people who missed the boat and, due to a combination of snowflakeism and entitlement, are focused on the failure of Bitcoin so they will become the new first adopters by default. Why would BCH replace Bitcoin if Bitcoin fails? No one knows. But that's irrelevant; the real point is that expressing resentment produces endorphins, and in the sad world of Bitcoin Cash, those are hard to find.
That's pretty much why.
I couldn't agree more.
I've been referencing the bcash crowd to r/bitcoincash
hopefully it helps. my downvotes have been getting lower.
Thanks, I’ll give it a look!
So what excited you about Bitcoin Cash?
What do you see as its main improvements?
Where do you think it is needed next?
btc is a ticker for legacy bitcoin and it's also the name of this this subreddit which is overwelmingly frequented by bitcoin p2p cash supporters.
so in other words, the acronym btc is shared in different ways by both opposing factions... that makes this subreddit fraught with constant animosity between the 2 main factions of bitcoiners both asserting themselves vigorously, abusively, defensively and offensively.
if u don't have a stomach for that, then for a more measured and congenial discussion and less vigorous downvoting, i suggest u/bitcoincash and u/bch
BTC is not a shared brand. Bitcoin is represented by 'BTC' on exchanges. Bitcoin Cash trades under BCH (or BCC on Bittrex) and has nothing to do with BTC. Stop spreading misinformation.
point taken, see my revised comment
It’s because of the constant toxicity and trolling from both sides and now it’s just ATH fighting between BTC and BCH. Can’t be helped but there are still a lot of people that make good threads!