Or is it the detractors that are becoming more and more insane? Perhaps it's both. There are so many detractors who seem to have the need to go "hurmph!" every time someone mentions Bitcoin, and often times they have knowledge gaps that destroy their credibility. In every Bitcoin related thread here on HN, there's tons of detractors who make ridiculous claims around the utility and mechanics of Bitcoin that it's hard to take them seriously. Why are they so invested in shouting down Bitcoin in the first place? If someone doesn't like Bitcoin, they can simply not use it. There's nothing wrong with healthy criticism, but it's there's an air of emotional insecurity in these people that makes me wonder whether they're former Bitcoin supporters who got burned after 2017 because of their misconceptions.