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30 sats \ 2 replies \ @johngalt 20 Mar \ parent \ on: Bitcoin hipsterism and one of my favorite movie scenes bitcoin
Hippies wanted peace, love and a life without ties of capitalism. Already the bitcoiners… Well, they want to decentralize money, protect private property and make a financial system run without depending on politicians. If hippies wanted to escape to alternative communities, Bitcoiners want to redesign the economy so that no one has to "escape" at all.
And this is the big balcony: while the hippie movement was more about rejecting the system without a concrete plane, bitcoiners are building something new. Not only do they say "this is wrong," but they also have an alternative that can really work. That is, are they rebels? Yes. But rebels with a script and powerful technology in hand.
In the end, you can say that bitcoiners are 2.0 hippies - but instead of flowers and festivals, they have WhitePapers and digital wallets. 🌍💰
Yeah, I’m with you on the ideological (or lack thereof) parallels. I just thick were reaching that “high water mark” of the movement and a lot of people are about to get disillusioned and quit. Check out my response to @SimpleStacker above.
If hippies wanted to escape to alternative communities, Bitcoiners want to redesign the economy so that no one has to "escape" at all.
I love it! …albeit ironic coming from a profile named after Galt. ;)