10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 8 Mar 2023
I've written on this as well: #143242
It is not a religion, in all seriousness.
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3 sats \ 3 replies \ @kakocuro 8 Mar 2023
Here are some more arguments about yes vs no:
Why it could be a religion:
- was bitcoin created by people (yes)
- does bitcoin require faith (yes)
- would people go to war over bitcoin? (probably)
- do bitcoiners hate other shitcoiners and vice versa (yes)
- if a new baby is born into a bitcoin family, will they be a bitcoiner (with high probability)
- do bitcoiners have crazy conferences (yes)
- do bitconers have a mantra (yes - not your keys, not your coins)
- do bitcoiners have a place where they gather - (yes, usually the only place that accepts btc in town)
- are there many different groups with bitcoiners (yes, example - some hate ordinals, some don't)
Why it is not a religion:
- is bitcoin dying off? (hell no)
- does bitcoin have a magical imaginary friend? (hardly, Satoshi was or were real)
- does bitcoin tell you what to do? (no)
- does bitcoin discriminate against race and other human traits? (no)
- when bitcoiners talk about bitcoin, do others look at them like they are crazy (yes)
So, eventhough Bitcoin appears as a religion, it has many traits of not being a religion.
Add more to the list if you dare.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nerd2ninja 8 Mar 2023
Do you know what a social construct is?
I feel like people compare it to being a religion, but they don't understand social constructs and religion is the closest thing they can think of. They accept social constructs as mere facts of life that requires no faith at all (but they do, people just don't think about it.)
During the congressional hearing yesterday, Jerome Powell said: "If people believe inflation will go to 5% then it will" J Pow talking about "the faith in the currency" which an important aspect of money that economists generally understand. It is this faith in the currency that allowed the "Real" in Brazil to be successful (until the government killed it off just like their last currency). It is the concept that this video is talking about:
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kakocuro 8 Mar 2023
well, religion is also a social construct
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 8 Mar 2023
All rectangles are squares but not all squares are rectangles.
Religion is a social construct, but not all social constructs are religions.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 8 Mar 2023
Bitcoin is more than that: is a cult
The cult of freedom.
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RockstarDev is right: Bitcoin is not about you ( a nym) is about the idea, the fight.
Identity is not important.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kakocuro 8 Mar 2023
Bitcoin is something different for each and every one of us.
Fo example: cult, fight, investment, next gen money, something cool, job, stupid idea, political or war weapon and the list goes on. So why not religion with an imaginary prophet Satoshi.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 8 Mar 2023
What is Bitcoin for you?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kakocuro 8 Mar 2023
That is a good question. Honestly, it changes as i learn more. Started as an investment, now more about the idea of an independent monetary system. But i am still not fully convinced:)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 8 Mar 2023
Good... you start learning. You are on the right path.
A sincere advice: read my guides and you will learn the really useful face of Bitcoin. Start with the first ones.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @kakocuro 8 Mar 2023
I've read many :). Keep up sharing.
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