Most of us don't care what money is: medium of exchange, store of value over space and time?Good money is sound, recognisable, it's scarce. Why is scarcity important? How big si the problem with inflation? And at some point you realise you're not in charge of your life.You end up with: personal sovereignty is important, so I should have the freedom to make my own decisions. So what should I do?

Why is bitcoin better money?

Blockchain allows coordinating of human action without the use of force, which is remarkable. In history this has been done through the use of violence, rulers. Blockchain allows us to make thing together as a group, as a community, without being under the constant threat of violence.Systems where you have a central authority (politicians, lawyers, accountants) can be disrupted. But that is complicated first step.

Blockchain

People fo into crypto and then they improve their life visibly. A combination of making more money and being more happy, perhaps.Like someone buying bitcoin and two years later they have a six pack, they're eating healthier and fixed their relationships.

Bitcoin makes us freer, thus happier

Have you seen this social contract Rousseau postulated a few hundred years ago? Have you signed anything?Constitutions are a proxy to this contract.Most constitutions are shit, US' is better, closest to a social contract.

Is the social contract impacted by blockchain?

Puts personal freedom as the ultimate ideal. We have more freedom, civil liberties, religious freedom.We still have central authorities and this leads to monopoly on money, education and health care. They are linked.Technology lets us do things together, without one of us being in charge. It was difficult before crypto to see how to make the transition to an autonomous, violence free model society.

Libertarianism

The freedom maximalists miss out on this important aspect of freedom: property and responsibility are part of the same equation. If you have freedom, you own yourself and that is the most important property: your body, your mind and you should own yourself.You should take care of yourself and maximise your wellbeing.

Freedom comes with responsability

It's a technology that allows us to gain personal sovereignty. The best thing you can do for yourself is buy some crypto, but with convinction.The value is in the journey you make to get to this decision. Find what makes bitcoin interesting to you. That will open for you the bitcoin rabbit hole.

Why is blockchain so important?

With a computer, if you know how to code and you have an idea, nothing can stop you. Make amazing things happen!

It cannot fix everything. We have to lose some of the religious efervescence.It mustn't become a dogma.Just because we have the technology, it doesn't mean we can use it for good. We have to balance the use and transparency of blockchain from a technical and philosophical point of view.

Caveat for blockchain and crypto?

Change your mental framework. Be your own bank and store value, thinking of your life in longer time frames.It becomes philosophical. You have to create your own meaning of life. You have to start living now.If you become a zen student, you have to also become a zen master, take care of your life and spread happiness.

Crypto and bitcoin start that inner dialogue with yourself.

If you want a better society, it's better focus on personal growth, personal responsibility, live the best life, be a good example for your kids.

What is the best feature if decentralisation? Is there a longterm impact on society?

Vladimir Oane and Sebastian Cochinescu discuss #blockchain for a better society.  Feels like a good intro into this topic: ideas flow from basic usage of this technology to philosophical issues. 

We'll talk about #blockchain for a better society.