You make a fair point OP, gays for the most part are well educated, professional people, usually double income households, the pink dollar is more than welcome in most places and highly valued.
As for Bitcoin, I'm sure they'll work it out for themselves, just like the rest of us had to,
Topic: How could bitcoin be used to address civil rights issues with the gay community? - page 2. (Read 2953 times)
June 04, 2013, 10:32:06 PM
June 04, 2013, 10:16:17 PM
Keep in mind that this post comes from me as an individual and is not any sort of official statement from BitInstant.
It seems that most people currently involved in bitcoin are hoping for further user adoption. When considering the current press that an outsider sees and the feds involvement, I believe we need more positive, feel good articles to counter. I believe that promoting basic civil rights has the ability to draw in more users or change perceptions more so then an article about the Silk Road. There is a reason that businesses and more individuals have not adopted this fringe currency. We all have a direct impact on the success of bitcoin and how the outside world sees this evolving financial tool.
I am organizing several bitcoin meetups in various places and I'm always looking for ways to personally connect with people and help them understand bitcoin and the POSITIVE things it can bring to them as a business, individual, or community.
Bitcoin is here to empower the people. Is it not? I am organizing events, meeting people face to face, and explaining this wonderful tool in the hopes that we can continue moving forward with this wonderful project called bitcoin.
Thanks for all your feedback.
It seems that most people currently involved in bitcoin are hoping for further user adoption. When considering the current press that an outsider sees and the feds involvement, I believe we need more positive, feel good articles to counter. I believe that promoting basic civil rights has the ability to draw in more users or change perceptions more so then an article about the Silk Road. There is a reason that businesses and more individuals have not adopted this fringe currency. We all have a direct impact on the success of bitcoin and how the outside world sees this evolving financial tool.
I am organizing several bitcoin meetups in various places and I'm always looking for ways to personally connect with people and help them understand bitcoin and the POSITIVE things it can bring to them as a business, individual, or community.
Bitcoin is here to empower the people. Is it not? I am organizing events, meeting people face to face, and explaining this wonderful tool in the hopes that we can continue moving forward with this wonderful project called bitcoin.
Thanks for all your feedback.
You call these bs posts feedback? Who knew the bitcoin community could be full of such hostile people? I'm not against your freedom of speech but if you honestly have nothing worth contributing to the OP than scroll down and troll elsewhere.
June 04, 2013, 08:22:51 PM
I have nothing against gay people. I believe if they want that lifestyle that is part of liberty and free markets.
Bitcoin in my view is not directed at a particular sexual orientation. I do not see how you could tailor advertising to the gay community unless it was In conjunction with a gay institution or business etc.
Bitcoin in my view is not directed at a particular sexual orientation. I do not see how you could tailor advertising to the gay community unless it was In conjunction with a gay institution or business etc.
June 04, 2013, 08:18:57 PM
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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
It's pretty light in here, judging by all the contracted pupils.
June 04, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
I agree. It isn't about dividing people, but about segmenting the market to take advantage of unique niches. Buying kitten food with bitcoins or sponsoring a gay pride march etc
Actually I think it's the other way around. Bitcoin can benefit from being used by the LGBT community.
June 04, 2013, 04:20:31 PM
Keep in mind that this post comes from me as an individual and is not any sort of official statement from BitInstant.
It seems that most people currently involved in bitcoin are hoping for further user adoption. When considering the current press that an outsider sees and the feds involvement, I believe we need more positive, feel good articles to counter. I believe that promoting basic civil rights has the ability to draw in more users or change perceptions more so then an article about the Silk Road. There is a reason that businesses and more individuals have not adopted this fringe currency. We all have a direct impact on the success of bitcoin and how the outside world sees this evolving financial tool.
I am organizing several bitcoin meetups in various places and I'm always looking for ways to personally connect with people and help them understand bitcoin and the POSITIVE things it can bring to them as a business, individual, or community.
Bitcoin is here to empower the people. Is it not? I am organizing events, meeting people face to face, and explaining this wonderful tool in the hopes that we can continue moving forward with this wonderful project called bitcoin.
Thanks for all your feedback.
It seems that most people currently involved in bitcoin are hoping for further user adoption. When considering the current press that an outsider sees and the feds involvement, I believe we need more positive, feel good articles to counter. I believe that promoting basic civil rights has the ability to draw in more users or change perceptions more so then an article about the Silk Road. There is a reason that businesses and more individuals have not adopted this fringe currency. We all have a direct impact on the success of bitcoin and how the outside world sees this evolving financial tool.
I am organizing several bitcoin meetups in various places and I'm always looking for ways to personally connect with people and help them understand bitcoin and the POSITIVE things it can bring to them as a business, individual, or community.
Bitcoin is here to empower the people. Is it not? I am organizing events, meeting people face to face, and explaining this wonderful tool in the hopes that we can continue moving forward with this wonderful project called bitcoin.
Thanks for all your feedback.
June 04, 2013, 04:14:01 PM
Actually I think it's the other way around. Bitcoin can benefit from being used by the LGBT community.
June 04, 2013, 04:06:32 PM
I don't understand why or how things should be focused directly towards gay folks. I'm certainly not against that idea or anything. But it just seems to that this kind of thing does more to discriminate against sexualities than it does to promote or appeal to some.
Why can't un-gender, un-sex preference-dependent projects that promotes Bitcoin also serve the gay community? Like unless we are talking about specifically gay projects, like making a BTC-taking 'GRindr' app or whatever, I don't see much point in this approach.
Any good BTC project that improves the Bitcoin ecosystem should naturally appeal to both straight and gay folks, why bother seperating them into two distinct communities?
short-version: I'm pro-Bitcoin-asexual
Why can't un-gender, un-sex preference-dependent projects that promotes Bitcoin also serve the gay community? Like unless we are talking about specifically gay projects, like making a BTC-taking 'GRindr' app or whatever, I don't see much point in this approach.
Any good BTC project that improves the Bitcoin ecosystem should naturally appeal to both straight and gay folks, why bother seperating them into two distinct communities?
short-version: I'm pro-Bitcoin-asexual
June 04, 2013, 04:04:35 PM
bitcoin can benefit the gay community as much as it can the hetero community
June 04, 2013, 04:00:38 PM
My point exactly. "Positive things" How do you say, the gay community is a positive thing?
Uh... hm.... maybe something with redecorating?... nah, I got nothing
June 04, 2013, 03:54:10 PM
If YOU have issues with gays, this is not the place to have those discussions.
Ummm, right back atcha....
This is a public forum. If I want to hate gays I will hate gays!
June 04, 2013, 03:48:20 PM
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit kittens?
BTC addresses under kitten photos on icanhascheeseburger to vote for best kitten pictures, with proceeds going to animal shelters? Animal shelters and cat rescue charities setting up webcams where you can watch the kittens play, and send in bitcoins to keep them fed and well cared for?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit yoga?
Having to contort into crazy positions just to try to explain to idiots why Bitcoins are not tulips?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit victim advocates?
"Assassination politics" against victimizers, paid for with anonymous bitcoin maybe?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit singing?
Musicians from around the word selling their music for bitcoin, especially in financially restrictive places like Iran, Argentina, and India?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit religion?
... um... The question was about "positive" things
My point exactly. "Positive things" How do you say, the gay community is a positive thing? I'll agree it's a thing. But could someone not say _____ is not also a positive thing and put any damned thing in the blank? I mentioned kittens, but what about the feral cat population (ie, community). That doesn't make any sense.
June 04, 2013, 03:35:48 PM
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit yoga?
Having to contort into crazy positions just to try to explain to idiots why Bitcoins are not tulips?
June 04, 2013, 02:53:52 PM
If YOU have issues with gays, this is not the place to have those discussions.
Ummm, right back atcha....
June 04, 2013, 02:27:14 PM
One thought I had: keep your assets in bitcoin, and you don't have to worry about passing on your wealth to your spouse should you die. No issues with estate or inheritance taxes (gay couples have to pay taxes on things they own if their spouse dies, while married couples just treat it as inheritance), and no issues with parents that didn't approve of their kid being gay coming in and taking all your stuff, because they are family and you legally are not.
Change from "miner" to "phone" and change the long string of text to a QR code, and DO IT!
BTC addresses under kitten photos on icanhascheeseburger to vote for best kitten pictures, with proceeds going to animal shelters? Animal shelters and cat rescue charities setting up webcams where you can watch the kittens play, and send in bitcoins to keep them fed and well cared for?
Having to contort into crazy positions just to try to explain to idiots why Bitcoins are not tulips?
"Assassination politics" against victimizers, paid for with anonymous bitcoin maybe?
Musicians from around the word selling their music for bitcoin, especially in financially restrictive places like Iran, Argentina, and India?
... um... The question was about "positive" things
A vision flashed before me:
You walk into a dingy bathroom and notice a crude hole cut into the wall at about waist height. Scrawled just above this hole in barely legible print are the words, "For a good time point your miner to 1FWzsfKbQijhL7R7AZhg1oumsfTTBD7iVS"
You walk into a dingy bathroom and notice a crude hole cut into the wall at about waist height. Scrawled just above this hole in barely legible print are the words, "For a good time point your miner to 1FWzsfKbQijhL7R7AZhg1oumsfTTBD7iVS"
Change from "miner" to "phone" and change the long string of text to a QR code, and DO IT!
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit kittens?
BTC addresses under kitten photos on icanhascheeseburger to vote for best kitten pictures, with proceeds going to animal shelters? Animal shelters and cat rescue charities setting up webcams where you can watch the kittens play, and send in bitcoins to keep them fed and well cared for?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit yoga?
Having to contort into crazy positions just to try to explain to idiots why Bitcoins are not tulips?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit victim advocates?
"Assassination politics" against victimizers, paid for with anonymous bitcoin maybe?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit singing?
Musicians from around the word selling their music for bitcoin, especially in financially restrictive places like Iran, Argentina, and India?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit religion?
... um... The question was about "positive" things
June 04, 2013, 02:09:53 PM
This is a serious question.
Bitcoin needs to be attached to more positive things.
Bitcoin needs to be attached to more positive things.
WTF? Bitcoin needs to be attached to more positive things? Gay community is a more positive thing?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit kittens?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit yoga?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit victim advocates?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit singing?
How could bitcoin be used to directly benefit religion?
Your title and your OP don't seem to jive.
June 04, 2013, 01:55:05 PM
I don't think bitcoin should be tied to just one community in benefiting. I mean it is already benefiting a number of communities like Argentina and Cyprus. I think those positive, but to go out and say needs more in the way of civil rights well I can't agree. Civil rights is movement of society taking a stand against something. While bitcoins has been talk about helping society and taking a stand against banks and fiat money, I don't see how that would fit into civil rights. Civil Rights people don't need money, they need supportors.
June 04, 2013, 01:52:36 PM
You know how I know your gay?
When your like Buttcoin
When your like Buttcoin
June 04, 2013, 01:51:08 PM
This is a serious question.
Bitcoin needs to be attached to more positive things.
How could btc be used to directly benefit the gay community? How could btc lead the way in this area of civil rights?
Let's try and keep this thread positive please. If you have issues with gays, this is not the place to have those discussions.
Bitcoin needs to be attached to more positive things.
How could btc be used to directly benefit the gay community? How could btc lead the way in this area of civil rights?
Let's try and keep this thread positive please. If you have issues with gays, this is not the place to have those discussions.
Bitcoin will probably not help gay people specifically because bitcoin empowers both the rich and the poor nearly equally. Economic inequality is not a problem for the gay community and gay rights groups are not economicly persecuted like wiki leaks and other free speech groups. The gay community is looking for legal equality and that is mostly a political endeavor not an economic one. This is not saying that a group like the HRC would not benefit from taking Bitcoin donations, it just won't help them more then a conservative group doing the same.
June 04, 2013, 01:48:41 PM
This thread is gay.
Why should bitcoin have to do with sexuality at all?
If queers want to use bitcoin, then queers will use bitcoin. But I don't want any sort of association whereby when one thinks "bitcoin" one thinks "gay" and vice-versa.
Why should bitcoin have to do with sexuality at all?
If queers want to use bitcoin, then queers will use bitcoin. But I don't want any sort of association whereby when one thinks "bitcoin" one thinks "gay" and vice-versa.
+1
What a stupid thread......
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