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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by VMG on Friday April 05, 2013 @02:03PM (#5499980)
His incentive is his reputation among peers.
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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by ebbv on Friday April 05, 2013 @02:18PM (#5500071)
Which would be damaged if he were wrong. So his motivation is to be right, not to dismiss BitCoin.
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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by fnordfnordfnord on Friday April 05, 2013 @03:45PM (#5500607)
If you turn out to be wrong, along with everyone else in your cohort, that's okay (you can't win them all). It's being wrong, while going against the majority of your peers that gets you laughed at.
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