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This is a wonderful story, Rune. Thank you for sharing.

It seems to me that a certain percentage of the population “get bitcoin/sovereignty” and that we are evenly distributed across the population.

I wonder if it is related to genetics or culture or coincidence.

Is it in your bloodline?

Rune Østgård 2y ago

Thank you. I have always thought of myself as someone who has to make up his own mind, and set his own values. I think it mainly is in my bloodline. It might be that certain events or things we read and understand trigger genetically encoded values and traditions, such as sovereignty, freedom, respect for nature, hunting and gathering. The problem is that we get a ton of other information, typically on how the state solves our material needs, and our needs for safety. This information probably makes it more difficult to wake up the genes.

And you?

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CiderMaker 2y ago

I’m not sure. But from an evolutionary perspective it may make sense to have diversity in the population. Some brothers want to travel. Some stay. Some comply with authority. Some seek sovereignty. This allows the population adapts to current circumstances.

This model matches well with the observation that it is single individuals rather than groups of friends that are open to bitcoin.

For me personally. I don’t know. Will have to inquire further

Rune Østgård 2y ago

Interesting ideas. It will be interesting to see research on the types who were early into Bitcoin. I feel it might have more to do with being capable of understanding the problem, and being a type who asks questions. This requires a certain degree of persistance. These are also qualities that Satoshi had. Once you understand the problem Bitcoin tries to solve, it becomes difficult to shove away Bitcoin as a concept. I think that's more relevant than rebellious genes, culture, environment. It also explains why there are so many spart people in the space (much smarter than I am). Yes, to sum up, I think people who were early attracted to Bitcoin in general were types who often asked questions, and had the intelligence and persistence to solve them. Then it might have been somewhat of an coincidence if they had been exposed to the question of what's wrong with our monetary system.