The truth is that Latin America understands inflation, you don’t have to explain to them why their currency sucks.

They also understand capital controls because they always come after inflation. Higher costs, tools to avoid capital controls, etc. You are treated like a criminal just to use your money.

But they think that USDT is the solution. And you can see this by the rates of adoption and volumes going parabolic.

Specially in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia.

The problem is that this is not an ultimate solution, stablecoins are not stable, the US dollar is collapsing, this has been the worst year of the dollar since the 1970s.

Stable coins neither are a solution to capital controls, you still depend on a third party to let you transact with their permission.

As the collaboration between governments and stable coins issuers advances capital controls become a bigger threat.

So, we (-BITCOINERS-) need to be louder in our information and education campaigns. We need

to educate not on what money is and why BITCOIN is money. But why Bitcoin is THE BEST AND ONLY TOOL to protect the fruits of your labour from all the parasitic banks, governments and corporations.

BITCOIN OR SLAVERY.

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While in Argentina a few years ago, I got into an economics conversation with a lawyer.

He believed the dollar was still backed by gold in 2023. 😔

Good grief, nobody should be represented by a guy like that because what else does he believe? That it's still illegal to insult the king? Or to be gay? Or that people have basic rights that can't be taken away if there's a disease going around?

Everything is true. But in imho stablecoins like USDT are a great Trojan horse to Bitcoin. I would only touch it in Bitcoin rails like liquid or lightning (taproot assists)

Stable coins are a necessary evil. Why, because of the dollar milkshake theory. Fiat hides its nature by pointing to the worst actors and claiming relative value against other currencies. Stable coins will allow this paradigm to be shattered by creating a singularity and once fiat is in the singularity, it can only be compared to Bitcoin. We don’t have to scream loud because the truth is inevitable and those who are smart will adopt Bitcoin sooner than those who aren’t. Everyone gets the price they deserve.

Yes and no.

Crypto is louder than Bitcoin and it’s keeping people far from understanding and experiencing the benefits of Bitcoin.

It’s a war, and I see this from first hand every day.

It only seems like a war because the window being looked at isn’t big picture. Crypto will be the same as fiat, just be in the world and not of the world. Live a life as an example and when people ask how you live successfully and happily tell them Bitcoin is your money. One won’t win people over by being loud. Name one street corner preacher who has ever brought people to Jesus. You can bring a horse to water, you cannot force it to drink.

Exactly you have to bring the water. They will decide to drink, some of them.

He who has ears, let him hear

Frankly, it isn’t our responsibility if other people choose to be stupid with their money.

I care about my people. It’s call empathy.

I agree to within limits. There is no such thing as collective salvation. They are out of your control and one must be able to accept the fact that they are. You must be able to separate your part of giving advice and the responsibility if they don’t follow it. Further, at a certain point it may simply be dangerous with some of them…are you able to recognize when you can’t save the drowning man because he will bring both of you under?

Si 100%

#inflation #systemfailures

SAVE in #bitcoin 🍊⚡️

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Let's not forget tether and circle can freeze assets. Bitcoin is the only solution.

Exactly

This is true for many in Africa too. However, it's hard to blame those too poor to have the luxury of a low time preference for needing the stability of stable coins.

Yes, Bitcoin is the answer, but USDT on Liquid (nostr:nprofile1qqswe03hyye2jv3msylwkj8cml8d4m9qpc5g0tccrvrrcm86z0kcagg0zjv3w) or Stablesats (nostr:nprofile1qqsglefmxagcu0d7nw4jdkgj9ysqrk9cst0fg44hkz9kzhu39hyt7jsh9lfqf) can help get more people there.

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