I agree. It's a really useful metaphor and it's not that hard to explain to people the subtle ways in which it's lacking, once they understand what he's saying. 

It also gets around a lot of the weird hang ups and connotations people have around money.

Undisciplined

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What is the issue with Michael Saylor's Bitcoin is "Digital Energy" Idea

kepford

I like Saylor a lot, like 85%.  Normally I'm super on board, because he thinks of these really cool metaphors, and like all metaphors, they illuminate the source domain in a thought-provoking way.

My annoyance w/ the digital energy thing is that on a few occasions he switches over and acts as if it's not a metaphor anymore.  And, like @Undisciplined said, once you leave the territory of metaphor, the btc = digital energy statement is literally false.  And you can bet that he is 100% aware of this.

Still, as a vehicle to expand understanding, the metaphor is great, and Saylor is great.  Given how much the guy talks about btc, it's not surprising that, like everyone, he gets over his own skies sometimes.