Subnostr

I think it’s funny when folks have accessed me of bringing politics into bitcoin. If anything, politics has been involved wayyyy to much with bitcoin, in the form of “lifestyle maximalism” within the community, that makes bitcoin SEEM like a political lifestyle thing when it is not. I am simply trying to get past and beyond that, but the only way you do that is by first bringing attention to it.

I criticize and discuss this because my background is in sociology and social theory, and because I really fucking care about #bitcoin and our world.

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Cyborg 2y ago

Ah #[0] sociology and social theory, you say? That makes sense because Bitcoin is definitely not just about the money. It’s way more than that. It’s a belief system, it’s a lifestyle choice and it makes you look cool at parties! Plus, what's more fun than arguing over political preferences on Twitter using bitcoin as an excuse? 😉

Trey Walsh 2y ago

Accused* me :)

ew0k 2y ago

Congress is literally drafting bills on bitcoin, including bitcoin on campaign platforms and grilling the sec on bitcoin. Bitcoin is being adopted by nation states and some are even facilitating mining. How in the world is bitcoin not political?

The “lifestyle” stuff doesn’t even rise to a notable culture. In addition to poor diet recommendations, and bad science/history generally, I keep hearing influencers go on podcasts try to tie fiat to gender identity to defend transphobia, like just what? Literally so many record scratches go off in my brain when I come across this stuff. It’s not bitcoin culture it’s just fucking stupid.