By lordbutterfly on Skatehive
Im going to keep this brief. Every once in a while someone comes up with a "big" idea and they present it. It doesnt matter if that idea is horrendously stupid, it doesnt matter if the outcome of implementing that idea completely counters the initial hopes stemming from the proposal. All that matters is who said it. And that is fucking scary even though i knew this before i started up here. I can say that this type of mob behavior stems from crypto being a "WILD WEST" or sorts, but the truth of the matter is that it all goes back to basic human behavior.. We just love the "cult of personality". What this means is that the community isnt able to discern smart ideas from stupid ones. They value opinions based on standing in the community, or SP, or reputation ,or some other metric that has nothing to do with the value of the actual idea.. Willingness to accept arguments based on their merit is a distant thought. If im being honest, its the same thing as in real life. The bandwagon has ar