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Can anyone explain this to me?

Sorry, I never really paid attention to bitcoin. I was sure the government would have killed it by now, labeling you all criminals.

Thanks. I guess no one else gets the sarcasm in my initial comment.

Your sarcasm was too good for anyone else to notice it.

No, we get the sarcasm, we just want it left on Reddit.

Every community has its own quirks. You just encountered one of the more important ones for HN.