What's with the HATRED of Crypto outside?

Hey all,

So I saw a post on /r/politics and /r/news where some discussions led to crypto / bitcoin. A poster explained how excited he was for bitcoin / crypto / blockchain tech and was absolutely downvoted into oblivion and harassed.

He made a great argument that Blockchain tech and Crypto is like 1990s internet - we have no clue what the hell is going to happen. Nope, no one cared, just insults and downvotes.

So, here's my question - why do people have such a visceral reaction to crypto and blockchain tech? Like, I can't figure it out. It's such a harmless thing that's so easy to support or even be passively neutral about, but it takes such effort to rage and be so hostile towards it!

I tried to step in and explain with a more 'dumbed down' explanation - explaining how the tech is immature, we don't know where it'll be in 5-10 years, let alone 20-30, but that it is being used in places like real estate and healthca-- nope, just more mocking and negativity.

So, where is all of this vitirol coming from and how can we stop it or change people's minds?