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I think for a lot of people it’s hard to disentangle bitcoins roots from how it’s developed.

But I also think crime, and the negative in general, are what media has tended to focus on for a long time, and oftentimes what audiences respond too.

Additionally, journalists are incentivized to investigate, and get big stories exposing bad behavior, so sometime

Coverage can end up slanted towards those stories over the good aspects of certain topics/technologies.

Good editors assign both types of stories.
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The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

So it’s the same, "If it bleeds, it leads” tactic, which is not about learning and sharing information (journalism) and all about getting clicks and ad revenue (business).

Did I get that right?

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The Callnote 2y ago

That sounded right to me. It must be tough to be stuck in a paradox where you believe that what you are doing to produce emotional responses is somehow investigative journalism. The curtain is thick.