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Bitcoin Is Not Exclusive To Conservatives And Liberals

1722 sats \ 25 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 24 Jul charts_and_numbers

Data from a survey of 3,538 US adults sheds light on the political leanings of Bitcoin holders. The survey, conducted by the non-profit The Nakamoto Project, reveals a breakdown: a majority identify as moderates, with smaller contingents on the left and right of the political spectrum.

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184 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

Political orientation was asked very poorly. Libertarians make up a wildly disproportionate share of bitcoiners and libertarians don't neatly fit on the standard left-right spectrum.

The moral foundations graph is much more interesting and informative.

150 sats \ 6 replies \ @grayruby 24 Jul

This is what I thought as well. Troy interpreted Neutral as being a proxy for Moderate but I don't think that's correct. Without a libertarian option, neutral was the only reasonable option for Libertarian and Libertarian leaning folks. I would have chosen Neutral as well.

153 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

When I'm given these options, I often choose "very liberal", because I'm sure as shit not neutral and technically libertarianism is classical liberalism taken to its logical extreme.

Considering how many self-reported "very liberal" bitcoiners there were and how few leftist bitcoiners I encounter, it seems like other people probaby answered the same way I would.

53 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 24 Jul

That's interesting because I certainly wouldn't interpret very liberal as classic liberal anymore but maybe others did.

92 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 24 Jul

Liberal is a really poor term for modern Progressives. I also rarely here progressives use the term anymore. At least not in the way conservatives use it.

They might say liberal world order but that's different from liberal polices on moral topics. Different again from welfare programs and efforts to level playing fields.

The modern landscape of politics is very inconsistent logically and I have seen this when young people try to understand the terms and where people stand.

75 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

I've never seen anyone make a radial plot of political sentiments, similar to the moral foundations plot above, but I think it could be useful. The distance from the center could indicate amount of government control and the different directions could be areas of government control.

An anarchist would just be a dot at the center, then, while each variety of statist would be a different shape, with totalitarians being the full circle.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

I know it's not what they meant, but I default to extreme literalism when I'm not given good options.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 24 Jul

Bingo. This is my thought as well.

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 24 Jul

I'd love to see the Trust in Bitcoin and Morality of Bitcoin graph broken down by non-owning liberals and conservatives.

I imagine liberal non-owners are much more likely to perceive bitcoin negatively on the moral spectrum, whereas conservative non-owners are more likely to simply distrust it.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

That seems reasonable.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 24 Jul

You bring up some valid points that I share your agreement on.

21 sats \ 9 replies \ @DesertDave 24 Jul

What is demographics?

53 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

Types of people

11 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 24 Jul

types ? 😂

43 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

type, kind, sort, nature, description, character mean a number of individuals thought of as a group because of a common quality or qualities.

32 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 24 Jul

sorry, translations can get messed up sometimes. You know English isn't my first language.

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 Jul

It's ok. What did you think I was saying?

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 24 Jul

I initially thought you were joking about DesertDave question. But after realizing that 'type' can also refer to a group, I understand the logic behind it.