Before two days, I posted about the philosophy of Bitcoin with a purpose to learn about Bitcoin’s Philosophical properties with a view of its ability to socially transform our world for good. I want to quote the quote I mentioned in that post before asking what made me come back about the same thing.
At its core, Bitcoin is nothing but code..... Yet, outside of its technical features, Bitcoin can also be viewed as a social movement It has become both a staging ground for debate around the cultural role of money and a disruptive technology intended to intervene on our existing power structures and monetary system.
As you can see the quote above clearly indicates that Bitcoin is by default a social moment. It also mentions some of the reasons why we should stick to this philosophy. So far so good, I've no objections to Bitcoin being the social movement and its objective of establishing a New and free world.
However, my understanding about social movements is different or maybe my knowledge on the subject is not enough and not ready to reconcile.
Let me first brief you what I think a social movement must look like. For me a social movement must have a well structured organisation with rules, authority and a clear line of communication, which help in stabilizing or sustaining it for a long time.
Bitcoin being a decentralized system, does not have a proper social movement organisation (or, do we?), lacking rules and a line of communication among Bitcoiners or with general public. Source
What I've read about previous social movements, I can affirm that they all had some kind of affinity to an organisation that would set rules and engage with everyone including regulators with a clear line of communication. However I accept that in the case of Bitcoin, I can't be so sure about it. Think me as a curious kid who wants to diffuse his tension and de-escalate conflict!
So, I urge all of you to please shed light on the following:
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Do you believe that Bitcoin is a social movement?
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Does Bitcoin have a proper organisation to set rules and line of communication?
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If both of the above are ''yes", can you say that Bitcoin’s social movement is moving in the right direction?
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