The original article this piece responds to is: Reflections on Bitcoin Culture.
Bitcoin is changing our lives.
It’s an almost spiritual observation that we’ve all seen within ourselves. After getting some of it, learning how it works, and delving to varying degrees into what this decentralized, uncensorable, proof-of-work currency means, He isWe have seen our lives change. History repeatsSome people see. Machine in it.
Bitcoiners’ lives have changed, their perspectives have changed, their value systems have changed. We see how our behavior has changed from what it was before Bitcoin, as our focus is now squarely on the real, the hard, the long-term, and the local. We look inward, and we take care of ourselves. We take care of our families. We put our house in order before we criticize the world.
Bitcoin encourages higher-level thinking, of the dynamic kind that once defined it. Good economyOnce we become Bitcoin users, we become less inclined to believe generally accepted stories – and more skeptical and interested in verification rather than trust.
Anyone who has been in the Bitcoin world for a while can point to countless similar examples in their own lives. It is undeniable that Bitcoin Itself You have a culture that impacts change in the people you welcome; You Bitcoin doesn’t change, Bitcoin changes. You.
The values embedded in this currency are rules that people who embrace this monetary revolution can only understand. Whether they understand these rules or not is irrelevant. Bitcoin is available to everyone, but you are not the same person after Bitcoin changes your life; you are a different “person” than you were when you first opened your eyes to paper money.
Bitcoin has allowed us to see through a great deal of the stupidity of the collective illusions at the foundation of the state, democracy, central banking, and public health. public education – Anything public, really. It’s the same realization that makes us put huge question marks over climate change concerns or transgender ideology.
In the world of fiat, anything goes. You can feel unverifiably wronged, a man can be unverifiably a woman, and anyone who is sad or distracted can feel unverifiably. lonely Or depressed. If the print shop owner doesn’t feel there’s enough money, he makes more. Violently Production blackmail Members of society are considered morally good and celebrated. Experts and media voices say the world will end in twelve (or five) years, and if you don’t believe them or ask for verification, you are on par with the Nazis.
In Bitcoin, this proof is no longer valid. Defining block rewards is meaningless, political votes become irrelevant, no one’s unverifiable feelings prevail, and cheating becomes harder. UTXOs have no gender. It all goes out the window, exposed and exposed for the bullshit it always was.
So there’s something illogical about Margot Baez’s recent article criticizing Bitcoin culture. She wrote:
“…the famous influencers who are often millennials who spend a lot of time taking pictures of themselves flexing their muscles in front of the mirror. I really wonder how big those muscles have to be to protect the fragile ego buried beneath those muscle fibers.”
Large muscles are flexible because they are Unforgeable — Like the hash below the difficulty target. The transaction is valid and confirmed or invalid. It’s there, objective, and verifiable to anyone who cares to look.
Body toning exercises are flexible exercises because they reveal the truth, regardless of what anyone else thinks about the invisible ego that lies beneath. You can do them or you can’t; they are verifiable and undeniable. Don’t ask for muscle toning exercises. To get permission or try to confuse you about the nuances of perception reality.
This contrasts with the world of inheritance, which relies on paper laws – which Trans ideology It is just one of the lesser but verifiable materials. stupid Examples – where words are violence, invisible and unverifiable identities rule, and schools cannot teach people to read or count, Uber doesn’t have cars, and the banks don’t have your money. It’s a broken culture, where the only thing that runs away faster than Deaths of despair The deficit in the state treasury is a wasteful one, which will forever be obliged to send welfare checks to rent seekers.
It is a culture dominated by sensitivity rather than truth, celebrating weakness rather than strength, responsibility and self-improvement, and encouraging therapy even Even though it barely works. And he rushes you to a pharmacy stocked with medications and injections at the first sign of trouble.
This is why I’m not convinced by the “progressive bitcoin” idea that’s been around. Progressives have come to bitcoin and carved out a niche for themselves, and for now it works well as a bridge between the world of far-left clowns and ours. But you can’t be a bitcoiner and remain a progressive for long; these are mostly incompatible ideas.
Progressivism came to Bitcoin like a breath of fresh air, but it will eventually die here.
Bitcoin strips the government of control over transactions and economic value. Progressives need a large, intrusive government to support and enforce many of the things they crave. If you still want those good things, but not the violent organized crime gang we call government, You are just a liberal person with strong social morals.Congratulations. I’ve said it before about Jason Meyer. A progressive case for BitcoinAnd I assure you that Bitcoin will change over time as well, just as it has done with all of us.
Sooner or later Bitcoin will force you to see the world of truth and act in ways that cannot be faked, and to look at what is real. He is Instead of what the “experts” say or recommend. On the way there, one usually complains loudly that evil Bitcoiners don’t see the world the way you do.
It is no coincidence that many Bitcoin users proudly and diligently consume steak. We have seen that dietary guidelines were sticky substance (Some might even say Say corrupt), and the people who were pushing them were obese, sick, and uglyWe ate A handful of meat And I felt better. Do I look unhealthy to you?! We ask this ceremoniously.
The LGBTQ flags Baez defends are next to flags reading “Free Palestine” — though Palestinians are not exactly known for their pro-gay values — and “Slava Ukraine,” celebrating a country that ranks among the worst in the world. rainbow europe The index is routinely calculated as a European index. Second most corrupt country (Behind Russia.) These are not serious people. You know something is wrong when peace-loving leftists celebrate the warmongers they should hate.
The final test is clown world It’s not Bitcoin culture, it’s a ridiculous culture. In fact, truth and honesty in Bitcoin culture are the antidote.
Stop complaining and go do some exercise.
This is a guest post by our guest Joachim Bock. The opinions expressed here are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.