why would anyone bother with bitcoin?
 

Almost each week somone has hacked in and stolen these things?

Surly its way too risky.

Only if you are a fucking idiot

Don't call me Surly.

i dont own a single btc,

but you have to smart to protect your btc. there are tutorials to keep your btc safe.
offline.

It is a great tool to but illicit things. A total waste of time for everything else.

It's the future, and many are failing to see it :)

Yup! If you really value your bitcoin and you have a lot invested in it then there are several ways you can store them that are very secure.

I was reading the other day that their expected ceiling is to reach 100 times it's value of today, within the next 5+ years. If true, I think that's a good reason to take the chance and invest in them. What's losing $5000, if the chance to make $500,000 is there.

Two years ago there was a point when you could buy them for $0.30 each...and people were laughing when others claimed they'd soon be worth 1000 times that. Today they're worth almost 1700 times that in just over 2 years.