What kind of idiot thinks central banks have proven trustworthy at all? We can trust them to inflate currency, exploit people with usury and generally screw us all over.
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I've got cousins trying to argue that Bitcoin is hopeless because people will choose to trust central banks every time. You're right, it's idiocy. But as I dig into their perspective, it seems their view is mostly founded on short term thinking. "People don't understand Bitcoin, so they won't trust it." That's the inspiration for this long term thought experiment I'm presenting here.
Most people still don’t even know there’s an alternative to national banks. If they read his quote there, it might help break the spell.