canislupulus on Nostr: Be like the the bee ...
Be like the the bee
quoting note1f33…jc7gFable of Freedom
Once upon a time, in a vast forest, there was a beehive ruled by a powerful bear. The bear controlled everything the bees did: when they could go out to collect nectar, how much honey they could store, and how much they had to give to him. In return, the bear offered them "security" and "protection," although the bees often felt trapped and unable to decide about their own work.
One day, a young and curious bee named Liberta discovered a clearing in the forest where flowers grew abundantly, and there she met other creatures living differently. Among them was a swarm of wild bees that weren’t under the control of any bear or ruler. These bees collected nectar at their own pace and stored their honey without anyone taking it from them. The wild bees lived under a simple principle: each bee owns its own labor and cooperates voluntarily.
Intrigued, Liberta decided to tell her hive about this new world. Some bees, tired of the bear's rule, chose to follow Liberta to the clearing. There, they discovered that by not depending on a central authority, they could work together more efficiently. The exchange of nectar and honey was done freely, without anyone imposing arbitrary rules.
The bear, seeing that some bees were leaving, tried to threaten them, saying that without his control, they wouldn’t last long in the forest. However, the free bees, though they initially faced challenges, soon thrived. By owning their own labor and collaborating voluntarily, their hive became stronger and more resilient.
The moral: Freedom brings challenges, but also opportunities. Just like the bees who chose to live without the imposition of centralized power, people who choose systems like Bitcoin or Nostr, based on decentralization and voluntary cooperation, can prosper without relying on centralized authorities. In Austrian economics, individual action and free markets are valued, where people exchange freely, just like the bees in freedom.