Soon bitcoin will see a surge not as an investment, but as a gift and means of employment. But for this we will need to see a shift in attitude from the bitcoin community.
Currently it is a community of hoarders, snarky posters and troll champions... With a sprinkle of good will scattered through the arguing and suggestions to "hold onto coins for dear life!".
What we need to see is a community of entrepreneurs. People that know how to SPEND bitcoins wisely, so that they can GET bitcoins back. As well as people willing to do things for the greater good of the market.
People watch Bitcoins like stocks, thinking that there are small pockets of people buying and selling. That is true, but that is not how you should look at it. You should look at bitcoin as a commodity that the world has yet to fully understand that will continue to surge and grow if you water it.
More bitcoins need to be spent on programs helping people understand bitcoin financing. More bitcoins need to be used creating charities. More Bitcoins need to be used paying people for work.
Sure you can say "This stuff already happens". My point is "It doesn't happen enough".
Bitcoin is a community of greed. People that want more for themselves. When it needs to be a community of people that want more for the coin.
If South Park episode made an episode about bitcoin, would Kyle and Stan be the Bitcoiners? Or would the Bitcoin supporter more likely fit a character like Cartman or the fat guy with the wrist brace on the WoW episode.
The future of bitcoin is Liberal policy. Gift, Give, Support and Build.
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