We Bitcoiners love the Matrix. Probably because the revolutionary act of trading fiat or labor for Bitcoin feels like (and is often compared to) “taking the red pill.” In other words, being “unplugged.” But consider this:

In first Matrix movie, being unplugged was a revolutionary act. It meant one could get out of a ubiquitous system of control, and be truly free from the shackles of that system. It was of, course dangerous, but at least for most the danger was worth it to “be free.”

It’s not until the second movie when we realize the revolution is just another tightly supervised system of control. In fact, what being “unplugged” did was give the system the ability to identify that small (but escalating) minority of people who would reject it. And rather than allow that minority to grow within the system and eventually destroy it, they just let them leave.

Yeah, machines fought them on the outside and on the inside, but it was all part of the plan. And the function of “the one” was not to set people free. But to rebuild once the planned destruction of the city the housed the “revolutionaries” was destroyed again and again.

It’s interesting to think about in the context of Bitcoin. Because I think we all feel like we’re being unplugged and opting out of the system. But what if the system is merely creating a honeypot of the financial assets of all those who might reject it, so that when the time comes, they can send it to zero (thus neutralizing/hobbling the biggest “problems” of their planned future society).

Not saying it is what will happen (or even suggesting that it can). But it’s kind of crazy how we all love the Matrix, and we all feel in some way like buying Bitcoin is “getting out,” but we forget what “getting out” meant in the Matrix.

Thoughts? (And no I didn’t watch the fourth one because everyone said it was horrible)

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Okay, I think it's significance is that when all bitcoin has been mined it will total 21 million bitcoin. So, your 21 Satoshi is in deference to this. Am I close?

Shit does any one run their own node?

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I think I figured out the significance to the 21 sats.

Question sorry to bother everyone

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Will everyone who see this minding commenting what country are they in ….

Pretty please

I am not a financial advisor b4 someone comes with some bull

To me it would be cool if they did a format like Black Mirrors or love death and robots but called it Orange Pill and the premise of each episode was a new user type and the way they used or got into btc. Whether it be nefarious, good, bad or whatever. From business man type running a ponzi to hacker in random country or merchant in a super market. It would be nice. The we are all Satoshi narrative.

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i put the address the profile 😊

i put the address the profile 😊