Robert on Nostr: Bitcoin Protopia I have always believed that there are at least three choices. The ...
Bitcoin Protopia
I have always believed that there are at least three choices. The world is never just black or white, and the statement “If you are not for us, you are against us” is perplexing. I dislike it when people ask, “Do you want a cookie or an apple?” Like Captain Kirk, I don’t believe in the no-win scenario, and Bitcoin will not bring about dystopia or utopia.
The idea of protopia, coined by futurist Kevin Kelly, defines a society where people are free from the gridlocks of suffering and recurring oppression. With this freedom, humanity can collectively move in a mutually positive direction. This does not mean that everyone will be equal or experience everything they desire, but there are tangible signs that things are progressing in the right direction.
Today, things have become so contrary that most of us have tunnel vision and are caught in echo chambers. We are so polarized that we can’t hear each other yelling. The opposition party will not destroy the country, and your candidate will not save it. There is always a third option.
Bitcoin is the third option.
However, Bitcoin is not going to create nirvana, and not everyone defines utopia the same way. What we can achieve is a world where Bitcoin provides freedom, and people can use it to enrich their lives as they see fit.
If spending Bitcoin brings you freedom, then spend it. If saving sats brings you freedom, then save them. If doing both improves your life, then do both. That is Bitcoin Protopia.
I have always believed that there are at least three choices. The world is never just black or white, and the statement “If you are not for us, you are against us” is perplexing. I dislike it when people ask, “Do you want a cookie or an apple?” Like Captain Kirk, I don’t believe in the no-win scenario, and Bitcoin will not bring about dystopia or utopia.
The idea of protopia, coined by futurist Kevin Kelly, defines a society where people are free from the gridlocks of suffering and recurring oppression. With this freedom, humanity can collectively move in a mutually positive direction. This does not mean that everyone will be equal or experience everything they desire, but there are tangible signs that things are progressing in the right direction.
Today, things have become so contrary that most of us have tunnel vision and are caught in echo chambers. We are so polarized that we can’t hear each other yelling. The opposition party will not destroy the country, and your candidate will not save it. There is always a third option.
Bitcoin is the third option.
However, Bitcoin is not going to create nirvana, and not everyone defines utopia the same way. What we can achieve is a world where Bitcoin provides freedom, and people can use it to enrich their lives as they see fit.
If spending Bitcoin brings you freedom, then spend it. If saving sats brings you freedom, then save them. If doing both improves your life, then do both. That is Bitcoin Protopia.