> "anyone who wasn't capable of recognizing the exchange as poorly run (eg anyone who isn't a programmer and can't see past the friendly corporate graphics on the landing page)"
I don't think that being a programmer was necessary to be wary of MtGox.
MtGox was being called out in strong terms as long as 3 years ago on HN and bitcoin forums (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2676263). This sort of knowledge certainly should have found it's way to "non-programmers" at least in the past year.
Trusting MtGox during the past year wasn't a matter of not being a programmer. It was a matter of being an idiot.
Do idiots deserve to lose their money? No. I agree with the rest of your comment.
I don't think that being a programmer was necessary to be wary of MtGox.
MtGox was being called out in strong terms as long as 3 years ago on HN and bitcoin forums (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2676263). This sort of knowledge certainly should have found it's way to "non-programmers" at least in the past year.
Trusting MtGox during the past year wasn't a matter of not being a programmer. It was a matter of being an idiot.
Do idiots deserve to lose their money? No. I agree with the rest of your comment.