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RE: Will Trump Ever Make America Great Again?
Good post. What we need to do is to pull a digital version of John Galt's "paradise". Just leave everyone else back in statist-land where they prefer to be, and start our own place, just like in Atlas Shrugged. Only this time it's online. Our own economy basically. I believe that is what Crypto currencies SHOULD be about. Just people taking control, giving the finger to the governments and banks - we don't need you. We are doing perfectly fine without you. As more people realize that there is an alternative group of people doing stuff like this (Steemit) they will gradually understand what money really is. It is not something magical. It is just whatever we decide has value.
Thanks, brother! I think establishing strong, prominent online communities is the first step towards changing things for the better. The reservation I have with the approach of an online community being a solution is that people can easily distance themselves from it and dismiss anything going on with it as a "flash in the pan" or an isolated incident. People need reality to hit home and for it to be in their faces for it to be an effective catalyst for change. We can't present it as "the alternative", as Libertarians have mistakenly labelled themselves as in the past, we have to present ourselves as the best AND only solution possible for there to be positive change.
Humans only change in two ways: the first being through the recognition for adaptation and then changing their behavior to where the change cements gradually over time (this being the healthiest); the second being through shock or trauma, in which a person is forced with the reality of their way of life coming to an end and will either adapt to preserve their well-being or fall victim to the consequences of reality. The government has, unfortunately, indoctrinated multiple generations to the point where it will take severe shock for people to wake up and change their ways. While I'd love it for people to embrace cryptocurrencies and for people to embrace Capitalism, most people will probably have to see first-hand the deadly consequences of Statism for them to do so. Thank you for the comment, brother! \m/
Keep on writing and posting brother. Your content is great, so is your ability to communicate verbally.