As a Bitcoin advocate it is frustrating to see that more and more Bitcoin supporters seem to not at all share an interest in empowering people, supporting human rights and topple autocrats. Quite the opposite!

No wonder the public perception of Bitcoin is negative.

Video: https://my.cracktheorange.com/community-stories/tribalism-and-toxicity/

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Always thought it odd folks thinking getting politicians involved was a good thing. Politicians thrive on bad vibes.

It was built as an alternative to the system, but „the system“ is strong and sucks everything into it.

And some prominent voices seem very happy with their new found sense of power… despite screaming “fuck the state” all these years.

Hi Anita, take a look at our The Economist Manifesto. Link below:

"Empowering people" is such a bullshit phrase, and it's not something Satoshi intended to do because he wasn't an ideologue. He was a builder.

He simply wanted to give people direct control over their money by eliminating the need for intermediaries. He succeeded by solving the double-spending problem.

Unfortunately, he wasn't able to solve the problem of double standards. You indirectly criticize statists for their adherence to flags, which is right, but you yourself are adhering to another set of flags. Same shit.

There's nothing wrong with Bitcoin, the people involved with it, or the perception of it. The problem is just misguided, myopic pseudo-morality, but I fear Bitcoin won’t fix that in the short term.

Bitcoin won't fix what's wrong with people anytime soon. Only psychotherapy and mental health could do that. Instead wars are started to keep empires from falling and billonaires happy, while hate and trauma and further violence cripple humanity.

Human suffering is not the result of a few individuals or power-hungry "empires," but rather a collective effort. No one is innocent, and no one is guilty. Bitcoin will improve the human condition, but it will never eliminate violence because it's an inseparable part of existence.

Sounds to me like a backdoor argument to gatekeep how bitcoin 'should be' used or viewed.

Bitcoin is many things; unto itself and for people.

I enjoy watching people squirm to idealize what is the corn.

Exactly. đź’Ż

I like your style new fren 👊

Estupenda respuesta.👏 👏

nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7ct59ehx7um5wfmk7untwvhxxmmdqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqqs9etvzezvwuespxugeghtg0a7e2j0kgksprpr8mt30tcn5ckvddlcemexa7 Ayudar a alguien que te pide ayuda, es una cosa. Pero esa construcciĂłn mental de que el bitcoiner debe levitar sobre la tierra impartiendo la verdad revelada con un aura blanca sobre su cabeza, es una completa estupidez.

Y no escribo estas palabras desde Noruega, las escribo desde el sur de La Argentina, posibilidades, recursos e infraestructura muy limitados.

Los Argentinos debemos resolver nuestros problemas sin llorar ayudas de nadie.

Los Africanos deben hacer lo mismo.

Un % muy alto de gente que llega a Bitcoin no sabe nada de sus diversas madrigueras; no lo entienden, pero BlackRock les dice que es el Oro Digital, hay que estar a toda costa en Bitcoin y eso termina siendo un ataque para los valores y filosofía de Bitcoin ⚠️

Keep up the good work nostr:nprofile1qqs9etvzezvwuespxugeghtg0a7e2j0kgksprpr8mt30tcn5ckvddlcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k7qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0khmfkj Is Meron on Nostr?

I don’t think so.

There are gay friendly human rights activists here too. And we need more of them.

That video has no audio for me

Oh, you’re right….will fix it.