mbarulli on Nostr: Hi serapath, my apologies for not being very prompt in replying. I'm not a ...
Hi serapath (npub18y9…zg47),
my apologies for not being very prompt in replying.
I'm not a confrontational guy and I was quite surprised by the reactions to my post. I just broadly stated my beliefs and I got mostly harsh and sarcastic reactions where the main argument was tax=theft.
I initially tried to explain my feelings and views, but things just got worse.
I do appreciate your comment and your tone. The history of political movements is fascinating. You can find ancient roots for all current political ideology, both left and right.
Stepping back, we see these political ideas have advanced society over centuries, leading to better laws and economic conditions. At times it was the progressives advancing labour laws, other it was the conservatives creating more functional markets, ...
So, I do not agree with your view that the political discourse is just not real, made of empty words. Words mean a lot, words shaped the world we live in today and it will continue to do so.
Words may not be tangible, but they hurt. It hurt me to be called names just for saying that bitcoin is an incredible tool also for those with progressive views.
We do agree that Bitcoin is real, Nostr is real and this means a lot. They are tools we can freely use to advance our ideas, to build the thing we'd like to see in this world.
Some of us would like to live under a Bitcoin standard, with no government, small body of laws, and no taxes. Others would like to couple the Bitcoin standard with essential institutions coordinating efforts to provide equal opportunities and universal access to education, healthcare, ...
And for sure there are tens of other shapes we can envision for our society. I respect them all, I'm learning from all, I'm not sure mine is the right/best one.
Nonetheless, I have to acknowledge that I am not equipped to face rudeness and that, even here on Nostr, it is not always easy to have a stimulating conversation. Lesson learned. 😉
my apologies for not being very prompt in replying.
I'm not a confrontational guy and I was quite surprised by the reactions to my post. I just broadly stated my beliefs and I got mostly harsh and sarcastic reactions where the main argument was tax=theft.
I initially tried to explain my feelings and views, but things just got worse.
I do appreciate your comment and your tone. The history of political movements is fascinating. You can find ancient roots for all current political ideology, both left and right.
Stepping back, we see these political ideas have advanced society over centuries, leading to better laws and economic conditions. At times it was the progressives advancing labour laws, other it was the conservatives creating more functional markets, ...
So, I do not agree with your view that the political discourse is just not real, made of empty words. Words mean a lot, words shaped the world we live in today and it will continue to do so.
Words may not be tangible, but they hurt. It hurt me to be called names just for saying that bitcoin is an incredible tool also for those with progressive views.
We do agree that Bitcoin is real, Nostr is real and this means a lot. They are tools we can freely use to advance our ideas, to build the thing we'd like to see in this world.
Some of us would like to live under a Bitcoin standard, with no government, small body of laws, and no taxes. Others would like to couple the Bitcoin standard with essential institutions coordinating efforts to provide equal opportunities and universal access to education, healthcare, ...
And for sure there are tens of other shapes we can envision for our society. I respect them all, I'm learning from all, I'm not sure mine is the right/best one.
Nonetheless, I have to acknowledge that I am not equipped to face rudeness and that, even here on Nostr, it is not always easy to have a stimulating conversation. Lesson learned. 😉