When you speak about thinking money worked like bitcoin works, I'm right there with you. The more I have have learned about the banking system and how our economies work the more angry I became. Ron Paul's speaking and writing really opened my eyes. The dude spent most of his political career trying to audit the Fed and failed. This was a big eye opener for me. Paul was often the sole vote against many bills in Congress that would increase taxes or spending or conflict. He is an outlier. He's the exception. He's work is one of the biggest reasons I lost complete confidence in the status quo. The idea that we are gonna find 100s of Ron Pauls and somehow elect them and then the system is just going to allow them to dismantle the state... never gonna happen. We must build something better. We are not gonna convince people to become ancaps. Most people aren't wired to even think about such things. They are just living their lives. Change will need to happen on a technology level. It will need to be a more wealthy system. A more effective system. A more open system. The masses will follow if we lead and show them instead of tell them. This to me is why bitcoin is hope for the future.