For me the largest put off with Bitcoin is the community. They seem to be very intolerant of criticism, to the appearance of a cult or ideology.[1] The problem lies in that unlike most open source projects, a sizeable portion of the community stands to make huge profits, giving rise to a permanent conflict of interest. Time and time again, the financial interest of the early adopters continue to stifle actual development of the technology.[2]<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;btc&#x2F;comments&#x2F;49osb4&#x2F;examples_of_rbitcoin_censorship&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;btc&#x2F;comments&#x2F;49osb4&#x2F;examples_of_rbi...</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@octskyward&#x2F;the-resolution-of-the-bitcoin-experiment-dabb30201f7" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@octskyward&#x2F;the-resolution-of-the-bitcoin...</a>