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Nice work trying to keep an open mind and rebut their comments.
They are big guys with big voices and i feel like sometimes you had to fight pretty hard just to get a word in. I hope everything calmed down at the dinner and you were able to relax and enjoy the night. I will shoot you an email about the next BeyondBitcoin hangout (i was waiting for you to do this as it was advertised as your First Talk).
I can promise you a much more relaxed and open environment with some smart and passionate people open to hearing about the news, advancements and goals of all projects including Bitcoin.

It's worth noting that Steem is not a direct competitor to Bitcoin, and actually helps it by introducing new people to crypto.

Completely agree +5%

And steals their money and time, when they could just be using medium.com with less risk and complication

You could say PayPal has less risk and complication than bitcoin, but that's comparing apples to oranges.

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