The Rift Between the Bitcoin and Fiat Worldviews

In a world flooded with deception, unfair systems, both religions and "science" demanding blind faith, and a looming sense of temperance in all things, I found a trace of hope in Bitcoin.

Poker night

“Sorry I´m late,” said the young man with the poker chips. I arrived expecting to waste some fiat currency with some people I didn´t know, but instead found myself waiting over an hour for a game I would never play. Instead, I spent the time explaining Bitcoin to a group of drunken university students. Unsurprisingly, the ongoing theme of this unusual day of mine panned out in perfect tune – they were utterly clueless.

“That´s alright Lium,” I replied honestly, with a smile as I got up to leave. “I got a chance to talk about Bitcoin, so I´m happy.”

“I don´t know anything about stocks!” he proclaimed. “All I know is this… Tesla and Game Stop.” As the group laughed in good cheer, time slowed down as I finally and suddenly comprehended how different our realities were.

A different world view

I approach Bitcoin from a technological perspective, and through this lens it has become the central obsession of my life; a passion which has occupied my daily thoughts. In a world flooded with deception, unfair systems, religions and “science” both demanding blind faith, and a looming sense of temperance in all things, I found trace of hope in Bitcoin. This system offers financial sovereignty. It´s a monetary system grounded by honesty and reality, not theft. It´s owned by everyone, not a handful of powerful mystic bankers.

For those who comprehend Bitcoin as a mere fiat stock held on a custodian exchange or trading platform it is not the notion of freedom which peaks their interest. All they hear from an economical perspective is, “number go up” or “number go down,” and although the number will go up, Bitcoin is not so two dimensional. We are running on a different operating system of thought.

Leaving breadcrumbs

I vaguely remember a time little more than a year ago that I felt cynical of the same concepts I now feel passionate about. As I proceed, I feel inclined to document my revelations, to share my experience and to remember where I´ve been. I hope these writings help me to remember the questions I once asked early in my journey of discovery.