Bitcoin isn’t a trade. It’s a lifeboat.
A lot of people still don’t get Bitcoin. They think it’s just some volatile tech stock, or a get-rich-quick scheme cooked up by libertarian nerds. But they’re missing the point. This isn’t about chasing gains. It’s about exiting a rigged game. Central banks print like there’s no tomorrow. Your savings melt. Bailouts flow upward. Policies shift overnight, capital controls, frozen accounts, negative rates. That’s not stability. That’s quiet control. Bitcoin is different. No CEO. No borders. No permission required. It’s not just “digital gold.” It’s a decentralized monetary protocol, running on open-source code, backed by energy, and defended by a global network of nodes and miners. Why I’m here: 21 million. Not negotiable. Ever. Proof-of-Work. Expensive to attack, cheap to verify. Censorship-resistance. Good luck stopping a Lightning transaction. Neutral, open, unstoppable. Try finding that in TradFi. Sure, it’s volatile. So was the internet in the 90s. Sure, it’s misunderstood. Every paradigm shift is. Bitcoin isn't perfect. But it's permissionless, borderless, and antifragile. And in a world that feels increasingly controlled? That’s more than enough. submitted by /u/pats8060 [link] [comments]
A lot of people still don’t get Bitcoin.
They think it’s just some volatile tech stock, or a get-rich-quick scheme cooked up by libertarian nerds.
But they’re missing the point.
This isn’t about chasing gains. It’s about exiting a rigged game.
Central banks print like there’s no tomorrow. Your savings melt. Bailouts flow upward. Policies shift overnight, capital controls, frozen accounts, negative rates. That’s not stability. That’s quiet control.
Bitcoin is different. No CEO. No borders. No permission required.
It’s not just “digital gold.” It’s a decentralized monetary protocol, running on open-source code, backed by energy, and defended by a global network of nodes and miners.
Why I’m here:
- 21 million. Not negotiable. Ever.
- Proof-of-Work. Expensive to attack, cheap to verify.
- Censorship-resistance. Good luck stopping a Lightning transaction.
- Neutral, open, unstoppable. Try finding that in TradFi.
Sure, it’s volatile. So was the internet in the 90s.
Sure, it’s misunderstood. Every paradigm shift is.
Bitcoin isn't perfect. But it's permissionless, borderless, and antifragile.
And in a world that feels increasingly controlled?
That’s more than enough.
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