The traffic to these websites is probably mostly people new to the scene, and the owners of these sites are tailoring their material for just this type of person. It doesn't mean they're stupid (unless it's the same person going back year after year with unwavering faith). Knowledge doesn't equate intelligence. Babies don't know much of anything yet but it would be wrong to call them stupid for this.
Many people on this site probably started with websites like these (I did and I know I'm not alone). Now one thing I notice here at SS is you've got so many members with some seniority here preaching the popular opposite view, and name calling any that believe in this sort of thing (tin foil hat wearers/lunatics/malooneys) that others are AFRAID to come out and say they believe this. New people don't know any better. So I learned this the hard way. (I will however say most people here were actually pretty friendly about it and I was never chased away with spears thrown at me).
I've learned quite a bit since I joined here, and still have plenty more to learn. I no longer believe a doomsday scenario is likely but I think a complete overhaul of our current financial system is probably inevitable. I'm no economist though. I just don't think this debt game can go on forever. Even if something drastic like this occurs (God forbid they formally introduce the RFID plan) the effect this has on PMs might be negligible. I think it depends on the effect any sort of change has on the general population's faith. Regardless of what does or doesn't happen, I've decided PMs is a smart (and enjoyable) thing for me to put my paper money into. But I'm not going to call anyone an idiot for believing in something that I don't believe in (unless it's Christianity...hehe...joke. Somebody pick up the rocks I'm ready to get stoned).
