I might (if I'm quite wealthy and not too sick). 😉

But what about those that are just earning enough to make a living?

I'd like they could have my same chances to get well when sick.

1. It’s much more scarce than gold. Exponential more scarce.

2. Availability is limited which feeds into the scarcity. South Africa and Russia produce 90% of all platinum.

3. It’s 10% more dense than gold. It’s one of densest metals in the world.

4. With it being more dense, it’s takes much more energy to extract it from the ground. And has higher melting point.

5. Almost impossible to counterfeit.

Personally, it think it makes for a great money. Even though, that’s not the consensus. Money should be hard. Hard to produce and hard to acquire and platinum has both features. Just go into and coin shop and ask if they have platinum most all cases they will say no or I have this little 5 gram bar. The size of penny.

It would appear that leftists/progressives/liberals redefine certain evils to justify carrying them out. Thus, abortion is not murder, and taxation is not robbery.

Am I right? Is this a fair statement? (aside from calling them "evils"; I'm sure leftists would object to that)

#progessive #liberal #democrats

So, now I rob others ...

I'm a thief because I want equal access to healthcare, education, ...

We might share the view that Bitcoin is a better money, but I'm afraid it ends there.

I could give you multiple reasons to be both an advocate of sound money and a supporter of social welfare.

Here is one: I value universal healthcare. I like that everybody, no matter their income, has access to the same healthcare services. I live in a place where healthcare is excellent, and I do not feel robbed when paying my taxes.

I do believe that a transition to a Bitcoin standard would benefit both individuals and society.

Marketplace of ideas. Debate. Journalism. Philosophy. Principles of freedom. Consensus

Dear Bitcoiners on #nostr,

For some, when you see or hear someone say they are a progressive/left bitcoiner, some of you lead to attacks, questioning and probing, assuming:

“pffft that’s not possible, how stupid can you be!”

I’ve been at this for over 3 years now. What you should do is take a step back, and realize how incredible it is that a progressive probably broke ranks heavily (think Liz Warren, greenpeace, woke police etc etc) to learn about and advocate for bitcoin. That’s really cool and a hard thing to do! Tribalism is deep and can produce awful things that get in the way of independent thought, truth, and progress.

Most progressives in bitcoin are not your caricature of the modern progressive that wants big government control, censorship, against free speech, MMT, etc etc. they’re bitcoiners that advocate for social change and progress, the true essence of the word, and believe there is a role Bitcoin can play in improving the lives of everyone, especially those downtrodden by society and the government. And those of us on the left in Bitcoin are socially liberal - we’re anti-war, pro lgbtqia+, pro women and freedom, and pro people gaining true financial freedom and prosperity.

Progressive bitcoiner does not equal democrat foot-soldier

Hell, most of us are politically homeless, as are you probably.

And at the end of the day these political labels can paint a bit of a picture but are inadequate at best, harmful at worst.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk

#progressive #left #bitcoin

Found this great graphic in an article by Boyapati, this would have peaked my curiosity about BTC back in the day. If you added a new category of CBDC that would make it more interesting...

looks like 120%

libertarians aren't necessarily opposed to private charity, volunteering, etc

as OP indicates he is specifically non-libertarian this means he A) doesn't understand libertarianism or B) wishes to resolve disputes in a way that favors some groups above others on an arbitrary basis or C) both

if you assume political equality / non-favoritism you can't have

-taxation

(which presumes some people have a right to take the property of others but not the other way around)

-legislative decrees

(which presume that some people have the right to enforce arbitrary rules on others but not the other way around)

and therefore cannot have a centralized authority to enforce your desired social reforms and therefore cannot be a progressive

If you nevertheless remain a progressive, what gives (or anyone else) the right to determine which social reforms shall be enforced? Why do you get to be the boot and not the face? And how confident are you that your team will remain the boot forever?

is that true though?

people are decent and it is perfectly reasonable to pay for welfare voluntarily.

People obviously already donate a lot for causes and philantrophy is a thing as well.

Now in a bitcoin world a lot will be so different that it is unclear what will be needed in the end, but onpy because you are pro bitcoin doesnt mean you have to be a selfish asshole who doesnt give a damn about others.

You can see this when people voluntarily organise to help after Hurrican Milton and many other examples are to be found everywhere 🙂