In my experience, the path almost always starts with understanding the problem - that is, fiat. There’s no need to mention Bitcoin at first. And: every journey is individual; I listen more and ask questions rather than telling my own story. Every conversation is different. Those deeply rooted in Keynesian thinking are often more closed off, defend the ideology they know, and fall back on (flawed) standard arguments. But I’ve often seen former conversation partners later come back to me with questions and eventually find their way to Bitcoin. Even more surprising, though rare, is when in later discussions with others, they suddenly start making pro-Bitcoin arguments themselves. Those are the real highlights.

Fortunately, as Bitcoiners, we value individual freedom and respect that everyone can be who and how they want to be. I think that’s good. I don’t have to like it or live that way myself.

Klar, Waffenpflicht und Bürgerbewaffnung waren mal Alltag. Aber das war nicht Freiheit, sondern Notwendigkeit in einer unsicheren Welt ohne funktionierenden Staat. Heute ist genau das der Fortschritt: Ich kann durch die Stadt laufen, meine Kinder zur Schule schicken, Freunde treffen - ohne ständig Angst zu haben, dass irgendein Irrer eine Waffe zieht. Das staatliche Gewaltmonopol nimmt mir nicht Freiheit, es gibt mir Freiheit. Ich muss mich nicht permanent bewaffnen und verteidigen. Tyrannen verhindert man nicht mit der Pistole unterm Kopfkissen, sondern mit Demokratie, Gewaltenteilung, freien Medien und einer starken Zivilgesellschaft. Die wahre Errungenschaft ist, dass ich in Deutschland sicher und entspannt leben kann, ohne eine Waffe tragen zu müssen. Das ist echte Freiheit.

Sometimes the euro chart also shows interesting figures. #Bitcoin

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Fantastic work! I love it! Not much to see on my side 😄 - but really good. Thx , #ZapTracker

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Good question. Clear answer: of course. Bitcoin is not political; it is a neutral protocol. To go into detail: I distinguish between the goals on one hand and the ways of achieving them on the other. When I talk to people who see themselves as leftists, their goals are usually things like financial inclusion, protecting the rights and opportunities of hard-working or disadvantaged people, supporting those in oppressed states, and promoting a sustainable, resource-conserving way of life. The only issue is that they (so far) don’t know or don’t understand Bitcoin as the solution. Instead, they mistakenly hope that fiat money, more fiat money (debt), redistribution, central control, and a strong state will deliver those goals. Admittedly, it takes humility, intellect, and the ability to learn to recognize and accept a new, better solution. And to acknowledge that the fiat path is the wrong one. But that learning process is something we must allow everyone to go through. After all, we were all no-coiners once.

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Power corrupts. Very few people are immune to it.

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