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On the other hand,

> the environmental concern is just a cover for covetousness.

...is an insulting way to dismiss a concern without adressing it.



I believe the distinction is that if you or I are accused of sour-graping Bitcoin, we cry crocodile tears on the internet, but if Bitcoin bros aren't taken as serious thought leaders of the future world economy, they stand to lose a lot of money, potentially leveraged.


“Bitcoin bros” is a pejorative.


It's a sexist term that degrades the countless amounts of female Bitcoin investors as well as those who identify as trans or POC. I'm surprised it's allowed on HN.




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