MichaelJ on Nostr: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, in brief, is the idea that language creates ideas. The ...
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, in brief, is the idea that language creates ideas.
The Bitcoin maxis are saying something similar when they insist better money will fix society. The implication is that money *creates* society.
"Bitcoin fixes this" is a version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
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