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It is funny how I will instinctively trust more an anonymous post on HN over an article published on a "reputable" site like Bloomberg...

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To be fair the original article is good though, it presents different sides of the story and reports criticisms too. There's even an interesting history fact on how old the tradition of swapping currency actually is!

My intention wasn't to discredit their product or the article, but to offer a (hopefully interesting) "insider view" on a certain kind of culture.

In theory I think this is the appropriate give and take between established Journalism (eg: Bloomberg) and what Social Media (eg: Hacker News) can enhance a story and context.

It was really clear with the Ferrari in an apartment story I linked where a family member actually could vouch for the published article.

I see such instances as examples of what good can come of a balance.

Among others this is probably confirmation bias at work. I'm feeling exactly the same right now.

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