If it was for like a liver transplant...yea

Home renovation? Hard no. That is simply a luxury. Bitcoin is on the verge of a potential mega rally. Have him wait 2 years.

I still get the impression that most progressives believe inflation is mainly driven by "corporate greed", so I don't bother with any argument that is inflation related.

Progressives are also no longer particularly anti-war, so preventing money-printed war funding isn't an argument I use either.

The argument I make with progressives kind of relates to point 4. I have an extremely controversial chronic illness that basically made it impossible for me to work any job. Even if I had found an employer willing to accommodate me I doubt I could have done much of anything. I could, however, slowly write code and stare at data and charts. And Bitcoin/crypto are one of the few if not the only industries that freely share data that can be analyzed for trading purposes. So that's how I make my living. I would be dead without Bitcoin. And after a 15ish year period of severe disability, I'm recovered to the point where I can start living something of a life again. Progressives find this very compelling.

I think there are many other ways an open and private financial system can help people with controversial disabilities, but trading is how I've been able to take advantage of it.

No insurance, everything out of pocket. I'm including supplements and food for about $1000/month. Food is medicine.

I'm very ill, and I take more supplements than anyone I know, sick or healthy. I generally take supplements that are only found in food.

I've never had insurance cover anything that works. Coverage is generally decades behind recent research.

About 4 years ago now I came to the conclusion that my poorly understood illness was caused by the vaccinations I received as a child. Many of the vaccines I received were pulled off the market in the USA by 2005. Although, I think the ones I received after 2005 also worsened my condition. Given this, I doubt I'll see any appropriate funding or acknowledgement of my illness for decades.

Uber's 5 star rating system went a long way in weeding out the bad drivers before all the regulations were implemented.

People who don't want to deal with the risk could only accept rides from experienced, highly rated drivers.