285 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Sep \ on: Guy Swann AMA - the Guy who's read more about bitcoin than anyone else you know AMA
Why is getting prominent libertarians (i.e. Tom Woods, Dave Smith, etc.) into bitcoin like pulling teeth?
It seems like they'd get it, and I know they are tepidly pro-bitcoin, but why don't they see what we see and support it enthusiastically?
LMAO, I think its sometimes because libertarians have built a social identity around complaining and defining problems, rather than building or understanding solutions. And i don't even mean that in a super negative way even though it kinda sounds that way. They tend more towards defensive mindset and the kinda of "natural world alternative" so to speak, rather than the cypherpunk technological "solution" to these problems.
Short version: I believe they think more in the framing of politics rather than technological systems.
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Agree 1000 percent
They can point out problems but someone else has to implement solutions
No solution is perfect
I have a friend who is very smart and knowledgeable but he focuses too much on the past. Hindsight is perfect vision. The problem with complaining about the past is you fail to see the future. Do not let perfect be the enemy of good.
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That rings true
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I saw a few including Woods and Jeffrey Tucker go down the cRyPt0 road, most with Bcash, and it has made them gunshy about bitcoin.
In fact I think some of those old guard libertarians are still bcashers today. Just sad.
THIS is the thing that cryptocurrencies are doing to harm Bitcoin.
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Interesting. I don't recall Woods talking about this, but it makes sense considering his attitude towards Bitcoin. He clearly got oversold on some scaling or speed solution.
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He does ask the same basic questions over and over which is frustrating
That's exactly what I was thinking about.
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