4276 sats \ 19 replies \ @scottathan 11 Jun 2023 \ on: Unpopular Opinions - A Weekend Discussion bitcoin
Not crazy unpopular, but unpopular with some people so I'm gonna say it.
Bitcoin is not salvation, a deity, the most moral cause in the world, etc. I feel like so many people, especially on Bitcoin twitter have inadvertently made Bitcoin an almost cult-like group, which although supporting a good technology and cause, creates a dangerous atmosphere around BTC that drives people away instead of bringing them in.
I came to Bitcoin in spite of all the slogans of "Bitcoin or slavery", ∞/21M, etc. Although they are in the distinct minority, I have heard several prominant Bitcoiners refer to Bitcoin as a new world relgion that will overtake all "impure" ideologies. I almost didn't start using Bitcoin because insanity like this made me less sure about it's actual usefulness.
Most Bitcoiners I've talked to seem to see Bitcoin in a reasonable light, where it is a technology and movement that can help the world in political and economic ways. Yet, too many people seem to almost worship Bitcoin like a god, rather than a protocol. Bitcoin is not God.
Bitcoin will not save you, and being pro-Bitcoin does not make you in any way more moral than a regular person who uses fiat, or even most bankers at that. This is not a jihad, it is a political movement. God has said that idol worship is a sin, and that He looks on the heart rather than the exterior. He will care about how you have lived and treated your brothers and sisters. I don't think He will care if you supported Bitcoin or not, but He will if you used it as an idol upon which you could belittle your brothers and sisters.
We shouldn't level judgement at people who choose to worship Bitcoin, yet a warning is in order. If you care about being a good person, about actually helping the cause of Bitcoin, and about your eternal salvation, please don't make Bitcoin a deity.
I'm not here to fight you guys. I'm just trying to warn and love.
I’m miffed that this may be considered an unpopular opinion. Totally agree with you.
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I agree.
Bitcoin is a better monetary system. And thats all it is.
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I agree some can get carried away and see Bitcoin as a panacea. There are some positive effects of learning about Bitcoin and some negative. Good on you for calling out some negatives.
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Thanks. I love learning about Bitcoin, it's probably one of the most fruitful intellectual pursuits out there. Just want to help people not get carried away
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"Bitcoin is not the most moral cause in the world"
WRONG, you arrogant prick. You couldn't make it two words into "stay humble and stacking sats" before fucking it up and coming up with your own "superior" moral concern.
You fail yo understand why money matters, have weak hands, and "your" coins will be easily seized by a violent government.
I did not bother reading the rest of your long-winded nonsense after you revealed yourself to be an arrogant fool.
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If gold had always been bitcoin, and we never went to fiat, no one would see money as a moral cause, and we would not live in a utopia.
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Your comment does not even dignify engagement, like the statements made by shitcoiners.
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Your comment has me wondering. Do you believe morality is subjective or objective?
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Reality is globally objective, locally subjective.
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That's an interesting take on reality itself, but I was asking about morality specifically.
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Yes. The cult is boring and, like all fundamentalists, very, very noisy.
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No, LARPers like you who don't understand Bitcoin are very tiring and noisy. You are as insignificant to the world as the average fiat holder. You are oblivious as to just how much you reveal about yourself.
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You are 100% right. I pray for your forgiveness at the altar of satoshi.
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Eat a dick, you degenerate capitulatory unambitious low-T soy-slurping fiat cuck
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Hell yeah!
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Why don’t you post some proof of anyone saying “I have heard several prominant Bitcoiners refer to Bitcoin as a new world relgion that will overtake all "impure" ideologies.”???
This “Bitcoin cult” concept is another bullshit attack from Eth bros just like they attempted and failed with “maxi”
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The point of Bitcoin is to have separation from governments, Hence decentralization.
I don't know whom you're meeting that's making Bitcoin into a deity. Unfortunately, I don't use X, so I can't say. I use Nostr and there is lots of Bitcoin lover on there, but I don't think I've met many deity worshipers like you. It's more in lines with "Fix the money, fix the world," type, so I think they just want a better monetary policy than fiat.
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Agreed. Bitcoin is a superior monetary system. It creates better incentives than the current system does, and that may nudge you in the direction of being a better person, but it's certainly not a deity.
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