Re: 66,239
Sure, with the benefit of hindsight, the results were inevitable.
However a reading of the bitcoin white paper suggests the creator(s) truly believed in what they were doing. They thought they could create a "better" currency, but you could only believe that if you don't understand how currency works. They also thought that proof of work was a good solution to the problem of trust. The list goes on.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
