5 btc pledge here
Thank you, Littleshop. Updated
I'll take a radical stance, which is not the stance of most people here:
I don't really donate to charity. I do this to promote bitcoin. Nevertheless, that's one bitcoin extra per charity which they otherwise wouldn't see.
Same here.
I like you, you seem like a good guy from your other posts, but this whole thread is out of character. So I mean no offense to you personally. I am surprised I'm the only one to say anything.
I don't disagree with you. And I will eventually donate to an organization that accepts bicoin, but I don't want to be in the Bitcon100.
I think that this process should follow a more natural evolution. We should wait a few more months (maybe a year) to distance ourselves from the June media hype and to prove that Bitcoin is here to stay - the software will be more mature by then and hopefully the price will be a little more stable... Getting legislation from a few countries would also help. After that, charities and other sites will end up accepting Bitcoin naturally, without much need for propaganda from the members here.
No problem, what-so-ever, nmat. I truly appreciate you weighing on the matter. I do feel that June is far enough behind else, and it's not like this idea is going to be in full swing come tomorrow. This idea is still in its infancy, and should mature as Bitcoin reaches adulthood--in internet years.
Not sure how I am making it sound worse than it is, when it's pretty bad to begin with. I think peoples eagerness to get bitcoin wider acceptance is clouding their judgement.
With each news article and interviews, Bitcoin enjoys a wider acceptance.