Quote from: fenican on September 18, 2013, 03:00:51 AM

Quote from: RoadToHell on September 17, 2013, 09:38:09 PM

I'd like to see short spots that show off the state of fiat currencies. No need to mention bitcoin directly. There are other organizations that might be willing to contribute. Something like this near the end of the game would be nice. (Switch Euros and other currencies for Dollars in the appropriate regions):

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Dollars printed by U.S. since kickoff today:
   xxx,xxx

  Dollars printed by U.S. since 1/1/2014
   xx,xxx,xxx,xxx

  Total U.S. dollars in circulation:
   xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx

  Total U.S. dollars backed by gold or silver:
   0

(I don't know what the actual numbers would be, so "x" above is obviously a placeholder for what would be researched values.)

This comparison would be a bit silly. How many satoshis have been mined since 2009? How does the rate at which Satoshis have been mined from 2009 - 2013 compare to the rate of increase in real dollar (M2) supply? And, last I checked, bitcoin is backed by neither gold or silver. And, obviously, the bitcoin source code can, has, and will be modified in the future by the development team. Hence, there is no guarantee that mintage will be capped or that the rate of production will stay constant.

The point is not to promote bitcoin, but to help people wake up to the state of fiat currencies. Nobody thinks bitcoin is backed by gold, but I would wager that many people (maybe most people?) believe that the U.S. dollar is. Sure, a lot of bitcoins have been mined since 2009, but the rate is fixed and the overall number of them is fixed. The dollar and other fiat currencies are inflationary because the governments can just keep those printing presses running 24x7.

You can't put a complete bitcoin education into a TV spot. However you can drive home a couple points that will cause people to ask more questions. You won't convert anyone with a TV ad. But you can get them to ask questions about something they've always taken for granted. The overall strategy should be to get people to search for more information.