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103 sats \ 6 replies \ @Aardvark 2 Feb \ on: Why do left leaning folks not get Bitcoin? bitcoin
https://cryptoslate.com/us-bitcoiners-lean-liberal-but-report-shows-politics-less-divisive-than-many-think/
Political bias isn't very high among Bitcoin holders. Just because the people you were talking to were left leaning doesn't mean it's why they were against Bitcoin.
This is a good point. I think there are plenty of people who are left leaning and already into bitcoin. However, if you pitch bitcoin to an average progressive nocoiner today, you're likely to be met with insurmountable resistance. They've told it's horrible for the environment, itself causing ransomware attacks and scamming old ladies, and beyond that they may think money the technology is evil too.
The average conservative is also going to be against it, but it's not so much of an uphill battle.
A willingness to give bitcoin a chance probably has more to do with: being intellectually curious, maintaining an open mind, and not sitting too comfortably in the economic system we already have.
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Right, my point was that a 2028 survey of bitcoiners may show a different balance than the 2024 survey.
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It could, and I really hope it continues to show no correlation.
From anecdotal experience, I've had success with politically moderate types who were concerned with just saving a nest egg. I've also had some success with right-wing ideologues. The most trouble I've had was with progressives who had supported the occupy Wall St movement. I was a bit flabbergasted, because I see bitcoin as trying to solve the same problems and literally the same diagnosis of the problem (Chancellor on brink of second bailout) but with an actual plan. That was frustrating.
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-covers the full spectrum of political identity
The spectrum being the "left" vs "right" dichotomy, which is a distraction from what really matters, i.e. freedom vs tyranny.
You could as well as bitcoiners if they like apples or oranges better and conclude they cover the full spectrum of political identity, because about as many prefer apples as do oranges.
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