Banks, institutions & nation states acquiring bitcoin was inevitable, yet I can’t help but hate it sometimes.
Yes, bitcoin is for our enemies and everyone gets it at the price they deserve, but I’d rather see more people empowered by it than govts buying it with taxpayers money.
It sucks but the majority of people refuse to empower themselves. They have been programmed to think that only the state or a large institution can do this for them.
Very true, sadly. There’s only so much we can do to orange pill others
I’ve learned this from having addicts in my family; you CANNOT make another person have a realization.
You can say the words but it absolutely doesn’t mean they will internalize any of the information. Very frustrating, but it’s reality.
If you’ve orange pilled anyone you’ve done great. I’ve gotten more people to understand and accumulate Bitcoin the past 5 years than I ever thought I would. Thankful for that.
You’re right, people have to come to terms to it on their own. There’s only so much we can do.
Ironically, I go through phases where I either want to orange pill everyone or stay quiet and say nothing unless I get asked about it.
In The Creature from Jekyll Island, Edward E. Griffin probably summarises this best of all. He discusses the idea that major societal changes—particularly revolutions—are often initiated by a small, determined minority rather than by the majority. He references historical examples where a dedicated 3-5% of the population was enough to start and sustain revolutionary movements.
The American Revolution for instance.
The masses were never going to understand it. As with Covid, they'll move with the prevailing sentiment / authority as instructed.
Still need to tackle that big book 🥲
But you’re right, it only takes a small minority to instigate change. It’s just frustrating seeing people coming around to Bitcoin only because the state and banks are now talking about it. And most just stick to ETFs!
It's a beast of a book in fairness! But worth the effort. The author is an absolute gentleman and still going at 93!
The social engineering / conditioning is too strong for most. Studies such as The Milgram Experiment or The Stanford Prison Experiment evidence this fairly well.
It’s on my list!
And yes, people are easily influenced, unfortunately.
