I met a progressive couple this weekend and while we didn't discuss bitcoin, they know I am a bitcoiner. I suspect they don't approve because they see bitcoin through a political lens. In the background of my wetware I've been lazily enumerating facets of bitcoin that I think appeal specifically to progressives and I thought it might be fun to do together.
- inflation hurts the poor the most
- inflation helps the rich the most
- inflation enables war
- centralized financial systems discriminate arbitrarily
What have you got?