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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kytt 5 Jan freebie \ parent \ on: Imagine Bitcoin as THE monetary medium... Ask_SN
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Crime. Why do most people steal? Because they want something that they can't afford. What does Bitcoin do to costs? It makes things cheaper.
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It forces people to work and give effort if they want to make a living instead of living off of other people (Medicaid, food stamps, etc), thereby making society more productive and efficient overall.
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Reduces all forms of red tape by minimizing or eliminating government. Great for companies and great for people building for themselves.
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If a government exists at all, it makes that government more efficient because it actually has to provide services that people want for it to continue existing.
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It liberates those that would have been imprisoned otherwise for things that did not harm another person, their property, or their rights.
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It may increase charity as those who are most willing to give typically can afford to lose what they give.
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It rewards those that create and give real value instead of potentially being subsidized.
I could go on and on.
Crime. Why do most people steal? Because they want something that they can't afford. What does Bitcoin do to costs? It makes things cheaper.
There's not widespread agreement on why most people steal, but there's widespread agreement on why they don't steal, and the reason they don't steal is what you've just claimed. You're giving the same wrong folk wisdom as do people who think rapists are extra horny or their victims were dressed too sexy. Pick up an introductory book on the sociology of deviance if you want to actually learn about this topic.
I could go on and on.
Going on and on with facile explanations for complex issues is exactly what OP was trying to prevent. Your list is a masturbatory fantasy that demonstrates that you actually don't know a thing about any of the topics you're opining on; although I can hardly blame you, since this whole ecosystem is full of similar horseshit, and you can make a lengthy "career" as a talking head on btc podcasts preaching this same Good News.
I was about to delete this because it's me being an aggressive dick, but then I saw this comment of yours and figured you could take it.
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Your're right. I worded that poorly and that's what I get for rushing while at work. What I meant was: [In my own experience with the criminals in my family and the ones they've associated with] people often steal because they need a saleable asset to make ends meet or just because they want some extra value.
Sure, there are those that do it for fun too. I'm not insinuating that Bitcoin eliminates all crime, but it definitely de-incentivizes some crime.
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Hm, I'm having a hard time on some of the examples you've listed above;
The first point goes far beyond simple stealing, and people who steal do so not only because they can't get it the fair way, it's also because they get a kick or something akin to that out of it, or so I think at least.
The second point taps into the state and it's welfare-programs, and I don't see how or why these would change or stop existing because we have a capped monetary medium, for the ones depending or profiting from these programs won't be happy to hear that these are being put to rest.
The third point needs some expanding.
The fourth point makes sense, but only when said government is dependent on the taxpayers to actually pay those taxes out of free will, worded otherwise; People pay the government sum "X" for services they value, such as; a working police force, maintenance of existing infrastructure and the expansion of it et cetera.
The fifth point needs some expanding as well.
The sixt point isn't different in such a setting as is today, the opposite may come true; If a currency increases in value over time, people may be more * hesitant* to give anything of said currency away.
The seven point I agree on, it's either do or die.
I'd like to hear your take on this.
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