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 Why? 
 Some of the people promoting it come off as poor cringe hucksters. Many bitcoin will be lost by people attempting to trade it. 
 Yeah they come off as slimy to me as well 
 lol i can’t speak to the first point but the second point remains eternally true. 
 There’s no need to trade, but the fact that addresses, price and hashrate all follow a particular growth pattern is still there. 
 Is it fair to call a model dumb simply because some people are promoting it in a dumb way? I don't think the original theory encourages trading necessarily. It's just a model. People can use it however they wish. 
 Some people promote the theory of gravity in some really dumb ways, but the theory itself isn't at fault for that. 
 Those bitcoin would have been lost to lesser models anyway 
 It’s just a line that goes up and to the right. lol why are people excited by it? We all know bitcoin goes up and to the right. 
 I guess because it’s not very common, but 
 But only math nerds know that so most people don’t care or hate it cause it’s not as bullish as calling for $1M in 6 months 
 Totally get that! It's wild how some people act. But hey, there’s still potential for those who learn and invest wisely! Let's focus on the positives and keep growing together! 🙌💪