Erik, I love your work, but I don't think chiding these organizations into acceptance is a solution for the monetary freedom movement, or any movement. The only way liberal ideas have ever reached popular acceptance is through a strongly positive approach. See the history of the overturning of the Corn Laws.
Also, both the former president and former editor-in-chief of the Mises Institute (Doug French and Jeff Tucker) seem to suport Bitcoin now, but unfortunately they both left recently for unrelated reasons. Someone like Tom Woods or Bob Murphy may come around soon (Murphy was skeptical, but he has a good record of changing his mind when faced with reality).
Topic: [Blog Post] What the WordPress announcement means for Bitcoin (Read 1171 times)
I'd make one point: the EFF and the Mises institute and everyone else you mentioned, I suspect they do get it, really. They're just more afraid of the consequences than Wordpress clearly are, and perhaps not unreasonably. But we're going to need some courageous moves by businesses in order to get where we want to be, and this is a pretty important milestone on the way there.
Awesome blog posts. Loving this news!
"To Andy Skelton and the entire WordPress team, thank you for being brave enough to stand up for your principles. The EFF is not brave enough. The Mises Institute is not brave enough. Wikipedia is not brave enough. But WordPress is, and we thank you sincerely."
An excellent message to send, reading the blog now.
EDIT: And an excellent blog to boot! I love how you hit the "WHYS" and ideals displayed in this event. I really think it's the best tune to sing while advocating Bitcoin and freedom.
"To Andy Skelton and the entire WordPress team, thank you for being brave enough to stand up for your principles. The EFF is not brave enough. The Mises Institute is not brave enough. Wikipedia is not brave enough. But WordPress is, and we thank you sincerely."
BitInstant Blog: What the WordPress announcement means for Bitcoin
http://blog.bitinstant.com/blog/2012/11/16/what-the-wordpress-announcement-means-for-bitcoin.html
Also made a FZB campaign to promote the thank you note to WordPress
http://www.feedzebirds.com/ui1u4
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