The psychological tendency towards tribalism is something that bitcoin, in and of itself, does not fix!
(Caveat: the reason we need tribes is to give us frens to protect us. And bitcoin is theoretically something you can protect all by yourself. But even in theory, we’re still light years away from obviating the psychological need for tribes.)
I believe that Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Publicly-Distributed-Ledger technologies offer a novel chance at the perfect time. -- An opportunity to change our politics and the quality of our governance. -- Empowering the individual, and decoupling from centralized authority, the power to manipulate our monetary policy and supply. -- To engender a greater sense of international unity and accord, with the establishment of universally accepted means of storing, retaining, and exchanging value and keeping units of account. -- WE can unify 'The Millennial Super-Majority'; the 35-and-under demographic which, for the first time, can out-vote 'The Boomers.' --To begin the necessary transition(s) of political, economic, and social power to the coming generation(s). -- Part of the problem is that the 70 and 80 year olds establishing policy, have not, and will not, have to live with the consequences of their decisions; be they 'poisoned waters, burning trees, or unaffordable housing.' -- WE can rally around positive, creative, economically responsible, technologies -- that help remove the influence of money in our politics, and poison from our public discourse. -- To free ourselves from 'Private Interests' in 'Public Halls'; for the betterment of the 'Common Good.' -- I would love to see -- 'The Millennial Super-Majority' – peacefully insist in unity that "WE" are free; and make it so with OUR vote.
-- No more negativity; fix the money; fix the world. -- Let's get it!
I do appreciate this observation though; sooth indeed -- I think that's why it's important to 'remind'/'boost' the part of the 'signal' that says this is beyond politics and divisions---this is freedom---whatever the artists might paint; let them paint, and may the latitude of choice be of myriad hue...
To gain more traction at some point we need to move beyond the white male libertarian. For now however were are stuck with those whose bitcoin as a technology rather than a necessity. When we see a Lebanese mother or a young Venezuelan teenager doing the saylor speeches then we will be further along the mass adoption era.
I hope we skip over needing the Lebanese mother or young Venezuelan teenager to do the Saylor speeches. I hope they arrive simply by using Bitcoin and experiencing the benefits.
We've won when Bitcoin becomes super boring.
“Uuuugggg i know it’s infinity scarce. i hate required 100 level courses that repeat my high school”
The willingness and the ability to separate the signal (e.g. those truths that are currently championed almost exclusively by maxis) from the noise (the tribal beliefs that frequently accompany) is one of the hallmarks of a mind that is NOT encumbered by tribalism. Conversely: the rejection of an idea bc you don’t like the messenger or the messenger’s tribe (Trump derangement syndrome, name-your-poison derangement syndrome) is one of the hallmarks of tribalism.
If you seek truth, you must accept that the message ultimately is independent of, and more important than, the messenger.
But if your need to belong (an understandable need, to be sure!) is more vital than your search for truth … it’s the other way around: agree with the messenger if it’s your tribe, and truth doesn’t matter. (Heck, comfort yourself the the thought that “objective reality dOeSnTrEaLlYeXiSt” or “everything is a social construct” or whatevs 🤪)
We'll never get rid of the need for tribes. That's a fundamental human need IMO.
What we can fix is dependence on rulers and controllers that are far removed from our tribes or communities. The more layers that exist between you and a person that has the ability to control you (through many different methods), the more likely it is that there will be corruption and encroachments on your rights.
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Which is precisely why I bitcoin. And nostr. And dcosl!
