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Bitcoin's Messiahs Share the GameStop Rage
Devotees are driven by rejection of a financial system they perceive as rigged.
It’s not a currency, it’s a very naughty asset.
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One of my favorite moments in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, itself one of my favorite movies, comes when Brian is trying to convince a gaggle of followers that he isn’t the Messiah. One woman pipes up to say: “Only the true messiah denies his divinity!”
“What chance does that give me?” cries Brian, who then gives in and tells them he is indeed the Messiah. Their response is to bow before him and say “Hail the Messiah!”