I watched this and thought Oliver did a great job......until he got to EOS. Sorry but I am of the opposite opinion on Brock Pierce. All I've ever heard from him is good things. He seems genuine, only talks of love and wanting to change the world for the better.
The small segments picked out for derision by the show are exactly the kind of things it is easy for any comedian to take the piss out of. I love John Oliver but they were cheap shots and taken out of the context of the whole EOS vision, which made them look weird.
Pierce IS an unusual character - he doesn't follow the "norms" of society and it's easy for "norms" to laugh at people who don't dress or talk or live to their standards.
So what, he goes to Burning Man and had a wedding where people dressed a bit differently? Who cares? What does this have to do with anything? So he likes sacred geometry? Why should that bother anyone?
He's a successful man involved in what will be, in my opinion, a successful project and I reckon Oliver will be eating his words in years to come.
There's a lot more to EOS than Brock Pierce but they failed to mention that - it really does have the potential to change the world. And that's why so many are buying into it early. A real shame when society's first reaction is always to shout "Scam!" at everything.
Is EOS over-valued? Personally I don't think so because I see the big vision and where it could go. I might be wrong of course, but I'd say EOS is a bargain if you're playing the long game. And it's all just a game at the end of the day. If you don't understand that, you shouldn't be in cryptos.
I suppose this is all done for comedy, so I won't get too bothered by it, I just thought EOS was a strange one to pick up on, out of all the potentially bad coins. Would they have done it without having a leftfield character like Pierce to jeer and sneer at? I doubt it.
Anyway, it won't stop me watching the show, which is superb, and loved the Bitconnect bit :)
Just think it's so easy to say someone is "a bit off" when judging them on a couple of clips. I've watched hours of him talking and think Pierce is an inspiration - he says the right things, at least!
RE: John Oliver and Cryptocurrencies