The war in Iraq after 9/11, and prior to it, the devaluation of our currency by 50% in 1994,, and the ensuing austerity measures have primed me for bitcoin.

When i hat about bitcoin for the first time in 2011, I'm ready, even though I don't get most of this novel tech. For me, it's enough to know that it's immune to governments' influence, so I hang on and research the subject. It took me actually a couple of years for the penny to drop.

Bitcoin has rescued me from a nihilistic path. It's shown me an alternative and brighter future that I could contribute to build, even with my modest and very limited means.