What’s with the HATRED of Crypto outside?

Hey all,

So I saw a post on /r/politics and /r/news where some discussions led to crypto / bitcoin. A poster explained how excited he was for bitcoin / crypto / blockchain tech and was absolutely downvoted into oblivion and harassed.

He made a great argument that Blockchain tech and Crypto is like 1990s internet – we have no clue what the hell is going to happen. Nope, no one cared, just insults and downvotes.

So, here's my question – why do people have such a visceral reaction to crypto and blockchain tech? Like, I can't figure it out. It's such a harmless thing that's so easy to support or even be passively neutral about, but it takes such effort to rage and be so hostile towards it!

I tried to step in and explain with a more 'dumbed down' explanation – explaining how the tech is immature, we don't know where it'll be in 5-10 years, let alone 20-30, but that it is being used in places like real estate and healthca– nope, just more mocking and negativity.

So, where is all of this vitirol coming from and how can we stop it or change people's minds?