Original article this article responds to: Thoughts on Bitcoin Culture.
Bitcoin will change our lives.
It’s an almost spiritual observation that we all saw within ourselves. After acquiring some, learning how it works, and digging to varying degrees into what this decentralized, censorship-free, proof-of-work money means, teethour lives have changed. Reflecting historySome people God Initialization.
Bitcoin users’ lives have changed, their mindset has changed, their values have changed. How have we changed from our behavior before Bitcoin, and how do we now understand what is real, what is difficult, what is long-term, and what is not? localWe look inward and take care of ourselves, we take care of our families, we put our own house in order before we criticize the world.
Bitcoin encourages the higher order thinking that once characterized dynamic thinking. Good economyAs a Bitcoin user, you become less inclined to believe the commonly accepted “it just is that” story, and more skeptical and interested in verifying rather than trusting.
Anyone who has been involved with Bitcoin for any length of time can cite countless examples of this in their own lives. itself There is culture, and it brings about change in those who embrace it. you Don’t change Bitcoin, Bitcoin will change you.
The values embedded in it are the rules that people who accept this monetary revolution are forced to internalize. Whether they understand it or not is not important. Bitcoin is certainly for everyone, but you will not remain the same person after Bitcoin changes your life. You are someone different than you were when you first woke up to fiat currencies.
Bitcoin has shown us much of the folly of the collective delusions that underlie nation states. Democracy, Central Bank, public health, Public school — nothing actually happens in public. It’s the same perception that places a big question mark over climate change concerns or transgender ideology.
In the fiat world, anything goes. You can feel oppressed, you can be male or female, you can be sad or distracted, anyone can do it. autism Or depressed. If the printing press tycoon feels he doesn’t have enough money, he makes more money. Productive coercion Being part of a society is considered morally good and is celebrated. Experts and the media say the world is 12 (or Five) years, and not believing it or asking for validation makes you the equivalent of a Nazi.
In Bitcoin, this strategy no longer works. Perceiving that you receive a block reward does nothing, political votes become irrelevant, no one’s unverifiable sentiment prevails, and cheating becomes harder. UTXOs have no gender. All that goes out the window, and the nonsense that has always been there is revealed and stripped away.
Hence Margot Paez’s recent article: Bitcoin CultureShe writes:
“…popular influencers, who are often millennial men, spend a lot of time taking photos of themselves in front of the mirror flaunting their muscles. It really makes you wonder how big their muscles need to be to protect the fragile self-esteem buried beneath their muscle fibers.”
The large muscles are Unforgeable — Like a hash of a difficulty target. A transaction is either valid and confirmed, or it’s not. It’s there, it’s objective, and it’s verifiable by anyone who cares to look.
A pull-up is a display because it displays truth, regardless of what others may think about the invisible self that lies beneath it. Pull-ups are something you can do, you can’t do, verifiable and undeniable. They ask for permission or try to confuse you about some imaginary nuance. reality.
This is in contrast to the world of fiat and traditional currencies. Trans ideology Least important, but verifiable fool For example, language is violence, invisible and unverifiable identities rule, schools cannot teach people to read, write, or calculate, Uber doesn’t have the cars and they don’t have your money in the bank. It’s a broken culture. Death of Despair A spendthrift Treasury deficit is destined to continue sending welfare checks to profit seekers.
It is a culture that revolves around sensitivity instead of truth, that celebrates weakness instead of strength, responsibility, and self-improvement, It barely works though And as soon as they see any signs of trouble, they push piles of pills and injections from the pharmacy.
That’s why I don’t buy into this “progressive bitcoiner” mentality. Progressives have come to Bitcoin and carved out a niche for themselves, and so far it’s worked well as a bridge from the far-left clown world to ours. But you can’t be a bitcoiner and a progressive at the same time, because the two are often mutually exclusive.
Progressivism has come as a breath of fresh air for Bitcoin, but it’s here to stay.
Bitcoin strips governments of control over transactions and economic value. Progressives need a large, invasive government to maintain and enact many of the things they crave. If you still want those good things, but not the violent organized crime syndicate we call government, You are just a liberal with strong social ethics.congratulations. I told you before Jason Meyer’s Progressives’ Case for BitcoinAnd I would argue that just as Bitcoin has changed all of us, in time it will change him too.
Bitcoin will sooner or later force us to see the world as it really is and act in an honest way. teeth It’s not something that “experts” will say or recommend, and on the way there, there will be a lot of people complaining loudly that mean-spirited bitcoiners don’t see the world the way they do.
It is no coincidence that many Bitcoiners eat steak with pride and fervor. Nutritional guidelines state: Ganking (Some They say it’s corrupt), and the people pushing it are obese, sick, uglywe Chunk of meat I feel better. Do I look unhealthy? we ask ritualistically.
The LGBTQ flag that Paes defends is flown alongside flags that say “Liberate Palestine” – even though Palestinians are not known for their pro-gay values - and “Slava Ukraine”, praising the country that receives the worst ratings in public opinion polls on gay people. Rainbow Europe It is an index and is regularly The second most corrupt country (Behind Russia.) They are not serious people. There is something wrong with the peace-loving left wing applauding the warmongers they detest.
The ultimate shit test Clown’s World This is not Bitcoin culture, this is a catastrophe, and in fact truth and honesty in Bitcoin culture is the antidote.
Stop complaining and do some pull ups.
This is a guest post by Joakim Book. The opinions expressed here are entirely Joakim Book’s own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.
