Berlin’s negative and positive freedom are two sides of the same equation—a give and take, a void and fill, like thermodynamics. Freedom from (negative) removes barriers, creating space; freedom to (positive) fills that space with action and self-determination.
Bitcoin’s fixed supply enforces this balance:
• Freedom from inflation, seizure, and control—no interference.
• Freedom to save, transact, and build—economic sovereignty.
By conserving value like energy in a closed system, Bitcoin ensures that gains in one freedom don’t come at the cost of another.
Isaiah Berlin outlined two forms of freedom: