He was my reply:
If you are pro-bitcoin and want bitcoin to succeed it is important for you to sign this petition even if you have no interest in using their service.
What you need to appreciate is getting Spreadshirt to accept Bitcoin is a little bit different from just getting an online retailer to sell goods for bitcoin.
It will also enable Spreadshirt to pay the 72,000+ worldwide artists that create and use their platform to sell designs in bitcoin which will increase bitcoin user adoption. This enables anyone to earn bitcoin by selling designs using their service, which is a big thumbs up in my book. The bitcoin eco-system will not grow & thrive if we remain dependent on paper money to purchase bitcoins. Getting paid in Bitcoin is just as instrumental as using it for purchases.
Spreadshirt provides anyone with the freedom to create custom items to express individuality with designs for personal use or to sell to others. I think enabling people to earn bitcoins for creating and selling designs on their platform is just as important as them accepting it a as a payment option.
Getting paid in bitcoin and using bitcoin as a medium of exchange to purchase goods is fundamental to the survival and core of the bitcoin eco-system. If we want bitcoin to prosper we need to encourage change and be vocal in promoting businesses to pay staff in bitcoin not just accept it as payment. If bitcoin is to succeed and stand on its own we need to sever all ties and remove dependence from fiat money.
If this petition is successful I hope it will inspire people to create new services that will help everyday people to earn bitcoin directly. Not only will Spreadshirt rivals Cafepress, Zazzle, Redbubble, Design By Humans, Threadless etc. have no option to follow their lead and accept bitcoin but people using their services will demand payment in bitcoin as well. Other online services and future new comers in the internet retailing arena will have no choice but to accept and adapt to bitcoins growing influence and dominance.
For bitcoin to succeed we need to increase bitcoin user adoption.
Now I just want you to think for a second. Spreadshirts service alone has 72,000+ sellers. This will introduce a lot more people to the world of bitcoin. Now add all the sellers on Cafepress, Zazzle, Redbubble, Design By Humans, Threadless in to the mix and you can see the huge potential here.
Many people would like to take a position in bitcoin but lack the Fiat to invest. Providing a global online platform for people to earn bitcoin is a double barrel shotgun to the banking cartel. People purchasing goods for bitcoin and sellers earning bitcoin without banker intervention was the foundation of bitcoins creation. So if you are passionate about bitcoin and believe in the fundamentals of what bitcoin represents. Please back this petition. We need to encourage more services and employers to pay out in bitcoin as it is the achilles heel of the cynics that protest bitcoins enslavement to paper money.
This is why I need you to get behind this petition. Regardless if you will use Spreadshirt services or not, it is a massive win for the Bitcoin community. So please sign the petition and help me increase awareness about the petition by sharing social media Facebook & Twitter to friends and family.
