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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3 Apr \ on: Re-broaching an old question: private property - 'natural' or 'acquired' right? BooksAndArticles
I did not hear of Bitcoin until 2017- a geek friend told me about it and I was pretty much instantly fascinated and dived into it- even getting briefly interested in shitcoins but fairly swiftly coming back to Bitcoin as the only one of value.
Why was I instantly attracted to Bitcoin? Because after a life of being interested in economics, politics, business and current events I had already come to see the status quo western financial system as corrupt and needing change. The GFC led to the Occupy Wall st protests and we had them here too In NZ- which I participated in- but the feeling from that time was that peaceful protests on the streets were not going to deliver the change and accountability that was required- the bankers just sat back in their strongholds and laughed, and the law enforcement backed them.
So when Bitcoin was revealed to be an alternative, decentralised monetary system that was not controlled nor could be manipulated by any banker or government I was in.
I did not expect it to grow in value the way it has but was simply happy to be able to hold my hard earned savings in a form that was directly under my control and free of rentseeking parasitic bankers and governments.
So the meme about getting Bitcoin at the price you deserve is imo a broad generalisation based on the willingness of anyone to choose an alternative to the corrupt fiat system- most people have never questioned the fiat monetary system and many who have would nevertheless stick with it because it has the stamp of authority and established power behind it.
Only buy Bitcoin if you want to be part of the peaceful revolution building an alternative monetary system to the fiat debt slavery bankers cartel that owns your government.