Holy crap. Has anyone seen "Atlas Shrugged?" Rearden Metal = Bitcoin
Rearden refused to sell out to gov't buyout offer, subjected to media smear campaign/FUD...
I think I've been on the forum too long these past few days and today I've finally become delusional. I see Atlas Shrugged and Hunger Games playing out in front of my eyes.
For example, this video of Obama's recent talk where nobody claps reminds me of the crowd from District 11 that all salute Katniss with their hands, in an unspoken gesture that "something is wrong with the power structures of the world."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-26/what-happens-if-us-president-stops-speaking-and-nobody-clapsSecession movements in Crimea, Venice (Italy), Scotland, Caledonia, and many other places represent the districts getting restless.
The search for Satoshi Nakamoto represents the question "Who is John Galt?"
The fact that once you become consumed by bitcoin you become unproductive at your non-bitcoin engineering duties represents the migration of technical skill to Galt's Gulch in Colorado.
Bitcoin is simultaneously Rearden Metal and the MockingJay. It is Rearden Metal because it is better than the status quo, yet the MSM and establishment defame it relentlessly. Bitcoin is the MockingJay because it represents a morphing and backfiring of a centralized organization's attempt to manipulate what should be a natural process.
But I think the bitcoin revolution will be peaceful. Unlike HungerGame or Atlas Shrugged, the antagonists are financially incentivized to abandon their slowly crumbling institutions. In fact, I think some are already on the side of bitcoin. The IRS ruling was ideal, ZGL-coins may eliminate reporting requirements for day-to-day transactions, and institutional investors can benefit form the reduced capital gains rates. Senator Manchin is suddenly favourable to bitcoin, just like how Lawsky eventually came on board. The Winklevoss ETF will be approved and high-quality exchanges will appear in New York and London. The USD has hit the iceberg, but like the Titanic, most are still dancing under the illusion that the ship is unsinkable. But more and more hear the crackles and find a lifeboat. Ironically, the more people that come on board the life boats, the bigger and more luxurious they become.