Dear Bitcoiners on #nostr,
For some, when you see or hear someone say they are a progressive/left bitcoiner, some of you lead to attacks, questioning and probing, assuming:
“pffft that’s not possible, how stupid can you be!”
I’ve been at this for over 3 years now. What you should do is take a step back, and realize how incredible it is that a progressive probably broke ranks heavily (think Liz Warren, greenpeace, woke police etc etc) to learn about and advocate for bitcoin. That’s really cool and a hard thing to do! Tribalism is deep and can produce awful things that get in the way of independent thought, truth, and progress.
Most progressives in bitcoin are not your caricature of the modern progressive that wants big government control, censorship, against free speech, MMT, etc etc. they’re bitcoiners that advocate for social change and progress, the true essence of the word, and believe there is a role Bitcoin can play in improving the lives of everyone, especially those downtrodden by society and the government. And those of us on the left in Bitcoin are socially liberal - we’re anti-war, pro lgbtqia+, pro women and freedom, and pro people gaining true financial freedom and prosperity.
Progressive bitcoiner does not equal democrat foot-soldier
Hell, most of us are politically homeless, as are you probably.
And at the end of the day these political labels can paint a bit of a picture but are inadequate at best, harmful at worst.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
#progressive #left #bitcoin
trey / Trey Walsh
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2024-10-23 12:14:23
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