as presently configured, if we were to switch over to bitcoin tomorrow, and all remaining fiat dissapeared:

- economic scarcity

- a VERY wide gap between haves and have not's

- people hacking the blockchain, finding out where the bitcoin holders live, and robbing them blind so they can eat/pay rent, etc.

- technological barrier to entry. cash or card doesn't require specialized knowledge to operate.

- pretty much the whole world would have to figure out how to live with a fixed amount of currency.

- in short, it'd be like forcing socialism and communism on the entire world.

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Irreversible transactions are a problem generally. People make mistakes. Not to mention all of the scams and fraud, like ransomware.

-Economic scarcity what do you mean by this?

-We currently live is the biggest wealth gap in history, this is not a Bitcoin problem it’s a problem with concentration of power, fed, world bank, central banks, imf, wall st.

-bitcoin blockchain has never been hacked, ppl get robbed for cash, gold, jewelry etc all the time not limited to bitcoin. Bitcoin is arguably a lot harder to steal.

Barrier to entry due to technology is already lowering all the time ppl in Nigeria are sending bitcoin over sms services

Other currency could still exist bitcoin will just be the superior asset

It’s the opposite of socialism what part of it is socialism?

I was thinking along these lines:

Socialism is a political philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic and social systems,[1] which are characterised by social ownership of the means of production,[2][3][4] as opposed to private ownership.

and yes putting wiki here as i cant easily type out of my early 1990s oxford english dictionary. :)

I know what socialism is I asked how bitcoin is socialist, if anything it’s more anarchy, agorism or libertarian. Decentralization is antithetical to socialism.

Socialists hate Bitcoin lol

Using custodial services, defeating the entire point. Same with El Salvador.

The bitcoin blockchain actually has been hacked.

its also been shown to have other things in it like jpgs, CP, some other random things, etc. etc.

Deplorable for sure, but shows how decentralised it is.

exactly what it sounds:

bitcoin will create a HUGE diaspora if it was the only currency going. There will be billions that dont have it (assuming the c19 vax doesn't kill them first,) and there will be only a handfull of people that have bitcoin holdings.

One thing I find intersting is there is a general lack of granularity around how regular people are to attain bitcoins, just lots of literature citing basic laissez-faire concepts, and various marxist ideologies, interspersed with supply side fiat economic principles. they don't translate in a blended situation, or a total changeover.

not sure what you're precisely referring to, or most of the bitcoiners, either.

to me it feels as though an understanding of the current picture, the players, and the dominant situation aren't withstanding, which barrs a probabilistic understanding of where things may actually go or end up.

- power should not be concentrated, that much I agree. Everyone should be able to find land, build a home, and grow their own food and tend to their families, free of governmental policies, or having to buy the land.

- as far as never been hacked? its a computer, brother. dont think for a millisecond that EVERY single thing that happens here, or there on a computer connected to the internet, cannot be discovered, in fine detail granularity.

here's a very overview type article about the blockchain and hacking, very surface level. guy didnt do his homework.

https://www.epiqglobal.com/en-us/resource-center/articles/blockchain-can-be-hacked

Bitcoin is opt in it’s not required.

Give me one example of Bitcoin blockchain being hacked. Do you know what the Byzantine’s General Problem is?

https://futurism.com/blockchains-unhackable-getting-hacked

and so on.

i actually don't find discussing money all that interesting.

its a tool just like a hammer and nails. :)

Lol they hacked Ethereum classic bro no one has hacked the bitcoin blockchain

this may shock you, but I don't actually care one way or the other. :)

and okie dokie. :) hoping you have a lovely day today, and that its already going well.

You too 🫡

thank you kindly. :)

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Most ppl don’t 😂

well, i'm not an asshole, so there's that. :)

Me either I’m just saying most ppl don’t care about bitcoin or money. 🤷‍♂️

It’s all good at the end of the day I don’t care if others have no interest my wife doesn’t either