Bitcoin was the hippie movement of our generation

a bunch of idealists who got together and thought we can end all wars and build a better world if we use our scarce digital currency

then a decade later, lots of guys sold out to become useful idiots in mainstream politics

no different from the yuppies of the 1970 and 1980s.

At least the boomers reshaped the entire world, albeit in ways that are entirely different from the flower power ideals of the 1960s

hope we will live to do the same and not be as hated by our grandchildren.

But I cannot shake off the feeling that we already failed. Bitcoin is not as culturally impactful as the hippie movement.

Our art mostly sucks and is a lazy remix of existing stuff (just stick a BTC logo on it and sell t-shirts).

None of the Bitcoin events will be remembered as the Woodstock of our generation.

Our representation in media is mostly negative and we don’t have any “Easy Rider” to morally redeem the movement.

Culturally speaking, we got nothing on the boomers.