Bitcoin

Buying gold seems like a good idea for those who want to retire early, wherever they are. Even better with Bitcoin, as Bitcoin not only offers that for long-term holders but also raises the question of what to do after retirement. The main advantage of Bitcoin is that I can not only hold it but also directly engage with the Bitcoin network. I can run a node, I can mine wherever there is power, and build real relationships with others, regardless of the financial scale of that relationship! Consensual at a global distance. I can do all sorts of things that are not directly possible with gold as money without paying interest to a third party to come in a concentual and real relationship with others disregarding which identity is the maker and which identity is the taker. Such a relationship either have no identity or just one in the end disregarding the identities who come in the relationship. ...

Who says “No” to Bitcoin is supporting a thief or they a thieves. The first needs education; the second requires power. As we don’t know which one is the case, we need education and protection at the same time. Protection is a must, as the thief is not going to stop seeing the business going down. The protection has to be effective, depending on which type of parasite we are dealing with. The risk is that we target a small parasite that is a victim of a bigger parasite—and leave ourselves unprotected against the bigger parasite. ...