Maybe the mistake Iโve always made when talking about Bitcoin was saying that the system was broken, like economists were stupid or something.
But itโs not broken. It works perfectly.
It took me a while to realize this.
We live in an era where we can cure once-incurable diseases, send people to Mars, and build AI that simulates human thought. And yet, we canโt ensure that two working adults can afford a stable life?
No, itโs not incompetence. They're not stupid. Itโs not bad luck. Itโs by design.
The economy isnโt in crisis. Itโs just that weโre not at the center of it. Itโs engineered to transfer wealth and power upward. The Cantillon Effect isnโt a side effect = itโs the engine of the system.
Money is the source code of power. And as long as itโs arbitrarily created by those who decide who gets it first, every effort within this system is doomed to be extracted.
Bitcoin doesnโt exist to fix anything. It exists to build an alternative outside this rigged game. A system where value isnโt distorted at its creation.
Realizing that the system works perfectly, just not for us, is the first step to opting out.
I opt out.