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 If all the Eth people had a similar message, 

I.e. - “bitcoin is of prime importance and its success is paramount, oh by the way we’re messing around over here with this ethereum thing which is a centralized premined science fair project, you’re welcome to join us as we explore these new things” … that would be great. 

But alas the eth community is riven with scammers charlatans and hype men that are either delusional or malevolent or both. 

Surely not all are like this but it seems like the dominant strain.

I’m town between, “shitcoins have been a great smokescreen for Bitcoin as it matures on its quest to eventually challenge the state” and “shitcoins have set Bitcoin back at least a decade and this amounts to an immense crime against humanity” 
 *im torn between 
 I strongly sense it’s the former (smokescreen), not the latter. 👁️🧡 
 Eth is just one big Jedi mind trick.  It solves nothing, it's just a platform to scam people.  Proof of stake gtfooh 
 i agree that the scammers and hype men can be insufferable and eth ppl should do better. but it’s also the dynamics of what’s most visible on twitter. like if you just went by twitter you might think op_cat taproot wizards represent a big part of bitcoin culture