So, your comment isn’t about the article but about the people who will actually comment about the article.
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Yes, reason? The internet website Bitcointalk has thousands of threads listing financial authors whom criticize Bitcoin. Their Armstrong thread has thousands of negative Armstrong posts, FR is even mentioned, and they even mention “ 917601”.
It gets better.
They also state they contacted the founder of FR to have “917601” banned and removed from FR, weird huh? Some real whack jobs on Bitcointalk, there is even one thread that states 917601 is in fact Martin Armstrong, delusional.
Bitcoin owners are a strange lot.
Just one post from Bitcointalk.org, over three hundred pages of threads. Their “ detective “ work is delusional. I can assure everyone Delta7 on FR ( me) is NOT Armstrong, but just one that follows his ECM cycles.
“Bitcointalk.org
Let me start with this one:
delta7
delta7 is the alias for who seems to be a central figure in that Armstrong cult.
In that forum, at the time of Feb 02 2024, he has posted (republished) 134 armstrongeconomics.com blog pages out of his 493 articles there in total.
He likes to introduce himself as an Armstrong follower who greatly benefited from Armstrong. Example:
delta7 in “Has Europe Just Committed Suicide?”
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Be sure to visit the website for imbedded graphics, charts, supporting documentation, key dates.
I have followed Martin for 25 years- he has been spot on, so spot on he is the only independent financial “ expert” to have been called upon by more than a dozen governments...from the US (Volkner, Trump) to China to Australia to England ( he was personal friends with Thatcher and is credited with saving the Pound when Soros destroyed it).
When challenged, we see replies of a style that some people here are all too familiar with: delta7 in “Has Europe Just Committed Suicide?”
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I have read Armstrong’s forecasts for 25 years- even back when they were paper newsletters.- uncanny.
Those that criticize him are “ unaware” of history and cycles. I post his articles from his website.
His computer Socrates is legend in governments and financial institutions.
Interestingly, delta7 has been member since Sept 2002, but there is a 16 year gap of his publications (articles and comments) that includes Martin Armstrong’s 11 years that he served in prison.
It should not be any surprise for anyone who studied this forum that ...
delta7 is in fact Martin Armstrong himself!”
Finally, you and I don’t disagree: There are a lot of whack jobs in those forums. That is why after about ten minutes, you should stop reading them. There is “nothing new under the sun” with bitcoin. If you understand the concepts, and the technology, it makes some sense.
Will it “replace” the dollar? Not any more than it will replace the yuan, yen, or euro. For the average person the exposure to bitcoin will be minimal.
Will it become a vehicle to transfer value without involving banks? Yes. That is already happening. It is faster, cheaper, and it cannot be stopped by sanctions.
I usually don’t engage on these threads because there are a ton of misconceptions about Bitcoin specifically and digital currencies in general.
And, I do tend to roll my eyes at much of what Armstrong says. But, people can believe what they want.