Christianity is the Schelling point of religion.

Judaism laid the foundation. Islam and Protestantism branched off. But the civilizational transformation following Jesus’s death has never been superseded.

Similarly, Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is the Schelling point of high fiction.

Beowulf, King Arthur, and Der Ring des Nibelungen provided the mythic foundation. Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Dungeons & Dragons spun off after. But none hit the mark quite so well as Tolkien’s legendarium.

And Bitcoin is the Schelling point of digital assets.

Hashcash, Digicash, and Bit Gold laid the groundwork. Countless altcoins branched off after 2009. But none have come close to Bitcoin’s civilizational impact.

In religion, myth, and money, there is no second best.