I would argue it’s in the eye of the beholder.
If I use Bitcoin as money, then it is money, and it doesn’t really matter if someone disagrees with me. I had this argument with Per Bylund on Xitter recently and he tripped himself up on this.
And I’d say the same of religion. If I want to worship Charles Manson, who is to say I am wrong and that it’s not a religion but a cult?
Others can have their opinion but fundamentally both are an expression at the individual level.
stacksatsio / StackSats.IO
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2024-12-08 04:44:34
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