What amazes me is how the same narratives are repeated over and over and most people never seem to notice that they are bullshit.

I remember republican friends saying Obama was gonna put people in camps, and not going to leave office. Now the dems are trying to convince us that Trump is going to do the same.

I grew up as a political junkie listening to talk radio and the same crap is just repeated over and over. As I matured I started to see it. I think most people just don't use their brains to critically think about what they are being fed. They never seem to challenge the thoughts or narratives. I don't see it changing. Covid shook many but they don't seem to have learned the lessons they should have. They still seem to fall into the two sides instead of thinking interdependently.

I've come to the conclusion that it is pretty much impossible to break the conditioning of the masses. Most people are not principled. By that I mean they haven't really thought about their principals and convictions. They seem to kinda float. Logical inconsistencies seem to be invisible to them. We will never change that.

This can leave one feeling hopeless but what does seem to work is real solutions. Not ideals. This is why bitcoin is hopeful. You don't need to be convinced ideologically. If it is just a better system it will win. Of course those of us that understand it are critical but we are not going to convert the masses to become anti-state. I think the way forward is for bitcoin to keep the state in check and for the free market to slowly obsolete the state.

People don't use Uber because they understand the way that the cab system works. They use it because it works better. Same will be true for bitcoin. As a savings vehicle first, then a medium of exchange. Its just better. Those that try to stop only own themselves. They don't threaten bitcoin. Only people.