DANGER: Many Caught In This Financial Trap
Macro addicts learning old system like Titanic passengers
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Old dogs, new tricks.
This response addresses George Gammon's recent interview with Michelle Makori on Kitco News, where George firmly asserts that Bitcoin won't change people.
It's evident that George possesses exceptional intelligence, and Michelle's acumen is equally impressive. It's important to recognize the invaluable platform that Kitco provides for such discussions.
While George expresses optimism about Bitcoin, there remains a lingering concern about whether it will lead to positive long-term changes, as he suggests.
I've personally engaged with George on this subject, both on Twitter and during a debate on Cafe Bitcoin spaces. George's perspective is firmly rooted in education as a means of influencing people's behavior and decision-making.
He believes that through education, individuals can make informed choices, particularly when it comes to using the most reliable form of currency and avoiding the pitfalls of inflation and currency devaluation.
In this regard, I share his viewpoint.
4th Turning
However, I brought up a counterpoint during our discussions.
While education is undoubtedly valuable and can drive positive changes over a few generations, it might not be enough to address the cyclical societal shifts that occur roughly every century fostered by broken currencies.
These significant events, including the Civil War, World Wars I & II, the 1960s Vietnam era, and various ideologies like fascism and communism, tend to resurface.
The closer you look at the political spectrum, the more you realize that seemingly opposing ideologies often converge, which makes these cycles difficult to break.
George's education-focused argument is commendable, but it might not be a sustainable long-term solution.
It essentially places trust in rulers rather than emphasizing the importance of unbreakable rules.
As history has shown, once a generational turning is complete and no one remembers past hardships, society tends to repeat those same mistakes.
Knight in shining code
This is where Bitcoiners come into play.
We share a common vision of re-educating the public about sound money, objective truth, and embracing a merit-based economy that prioritizes property rights and individual wealth.
The ethos of Bitcoiners aligns with libertarian and, interestingly, many aspects of both conservative and liberal ideologies in the modern American context.
Despite our differences, the majority of people agree on most issues. However, media and academia tend to amplify our divisions for distraction.
In essence, Bitcoin has the power to transform lives.
George directly states that bitcoin won’t “change people,” but I would staunchly disagree as it has completely changed the course of my life along with many others I know in the space.
In fact, there's a popular saying in Bitcoin circles: "You don't change Bitcoin; Bitcoin changes you."
Bitcoin's rules, protocol, and incentives offer consistency and long-term stability that extend far into the future and you as a person have to adapt around that change or be left behind.
I have changed; my career, how I save, how I set my family up for the future, how I think about politics, global affairs, how I look at history and my country and the past, how I bank (or don’t), who I trust, who I work with, how I vote, my knowledge of other countries and their economies, my knowledge of the energy grid, and I could go on and on.
With all due respect, I believe that is what "changing people" means, George.
How do we out-educate the state?
So, when George and others like him advocate for change through education, it's essential to recognize that Bitcoin offers a different path.
Traditional methods, whether through military interventions or elections, often struggle to counter systems capable of limitless currency printing and manipulation.
This fiat cycle perpetuates poverty and societal control, making it challenging to envision a positive outcome.
When you can endlessly steal wealth from your citizens through inflation, enrich yourself and your cronies in the process through illicit accounting, and beat these same citizens over the head using the same wealth you just stole from them through unlimited propaganda, how do you expect to "out-educate" or "out-propagandize" the state?
You cannot.
We have to separate the money from the state.
Bitcoin represents hope, akin to a life raft from the sinking Titanic of the legacy fiat monetary system.
It's a call for a new system rather than attempting to re-educate within the existing one and chokes off the limitless power of the state.
The current system, characterized by propaganda and controlled education, is unlikely to change direction.
Only a significant, world-altering event could potentially lead to enlightenment.
Why are we learning an old system like macro, bond markets, CPI, and waiting with bated breath for what lawyers in lab coats are saying and telling us interest rates will be?
Learning the old system is like reading a newspaper article on the deck of the Titanic regarding how “unsinkable” it is while slowly slipping under the waves.
This ship is going down.
We all know it in our gut.
The difference is how do people react to that fact?
Stay on the ship, jump off, or jump in the life raft?
Often those deep in to the system have the hardest time seeing out.
The current reality can’t be changed by the current system.
A significant addition to the discussion comes from the ideas of futurists like Bucky Fuller and Jeff Booth.
They advocate for building a new system alongside, rather than dismantling the old one.
Their approach envisions a peaceful transition that people gradually embrace over time, ensuring a smoother shift to a new financial paradigm.
“The current reality can’t be changed by the current system.”
Jeff Booth
Build the change you want to see, have people come to you.
Stop giving power to the existing system.
If people ovenight chose a different money everything would flip instantly.
It’s that simple.
Government uses media and academia to keep us in the dark and outraged about the “current thing” so you don’t have time to look up and think about what’s truly going on.
The Obamacare architect Johnathan Gruber, we have mentioned many times here, let the cat out of the bag when he admitted “stupidity of the American voter” would help them pass the “Affordable Care Act.”
The “lack of transparency is a great political tool,” he stated.
Fiat currencies shorten attention spans, the news cycle moves on and people forget.
Weaponizing compassion and your attention against you.
Stay strong,
Brandon
Ps. More to come on the origins of why academia, media, and politics were taken over by people who wanted to see us fail
I appreciate your time, and I encourage you to share this message with George and others. In a world where algorithms often suppress truth, your support is crucial.