I notice that people are starting to address a whole lot of individual people as, "Bitcoiner."
My name is not, "Bitcoiner," it's Beejay. I am a real person, just like you... a distinct individual with nuances and layers, and who enjoys all kinds of things besides using an alternative currency. Yes, I'm happy to be part of building the counter-economy, but I'm busy with lots of different things, people, and conversations. I refuse to be identified as a blob moniker.
I would consider it a compliment.
Most people involved are men. Men tend to romanticize being a part of something bigger, become a legacy or symbol. It’s like a fantasy. Women tend to work toward this individualism that you are talking about.
Journeys of growth
Men individual->collective
Women collective->individual
I say all this, because it may be a compliment. It isn’t trying to put you in a box as much as it is trying to say that you are an individual that has joined something. Like when guys call someone a Marine instead of their name. It’s like an acknowledgement that you are a part of the effort.
also people just compartmentalize everything so who knows, maybe I’m completely wrong.
