180 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Jul \ on: Potential for new bitcoin adoption - YouTube banning Firearms Advertisement bitcoin
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think some of the issue is that there's a strong tie to gold-bug and prepper communities. Some of the people I know are really drawn to extreme localism as a retreat position.
There seems to be something in the psychology that wants to look for defensive positions rather than opportunities to prosper. Have you noticed anything similar?
Edit: I don't think those things are necessarily bad, or even at odds with bitcoin. They just seem to be separate groups.
Yes, I think you are at least partially right.
There is also a level of techno-phobia. I live in a rural conservative area with many pickup trucks, gun owners, and people that work with their hands. Many do not trust people that work in tech... I understand that.
I would say there aren't a ton of preppers. They are just very conservative (not politically alone) and it all sounds like something they shouldn't care about.
I think this is changing as those folks age out and more tech savvy firearms folks come into the community. And it really is a community. When you visit a gun club you see a different side of gun culture, one that isn't seen by the masses.
To me, the larger issue is apathy and the idea that voting and advocacy by the likes of the NRA are the answer. Again, I think this is slowly getting weaker but it is still strong. Essentially far to many don't get how powerful the companies are that control their access to money. That part is ignorance.
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It probably is somewhat generational. In the mountain west states, that code more libertarian than conservative, bitcoin started catching on when marijuana was legalized. I noticed lots of Gen X'ers got into that business and used bitcoin because they didn't have access to banks. These aren't necessarily "gun people", but most are armed and care about their right to defense.
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I'm generalizing as well of course. People's eyes gloss over when you start talking about technical things. Don't even think about talking about economics and the Fed.
But this is a group that would value censorship resistance
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I think so, too, especially as people start losing access to their finances.
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