I want to share an interesting experiment conducted by a YouTuber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfDWubdqU5IHe went to Madeira a Portuguese island and autonomous region of Portugal , which, alongside the Swiss city of Lugano, is known as a place where Bitcoin is widely accepted and used as a means of exchange.
He decided to live in Madeira and pay exclusively with Bitcoin. Every time, he scanned the QR code Bitcoin wallet to make payments. Then, he shared that QR code on social media platforms like Twitter and Nostr, where people sent him Bitcoin donations as support and paying bills.
I am gonna have to watch the youtube video but I want to first put here my initial thoughts or questions. First of all, I wonder whether he was able to really go around and buy everything needed with just bitcoin. My concern would not be the lack of money but the lack of places who accept it. I know that if I were to do this experiment in my country, I would be able to buy almost nothing.
This experiment perfectly demonstrates Bitcoin’s power as a truly censorship-resistant and borderless form of money. It shows how Bitcoin enables real financial sovereignty in everyday life, allowing individuals to transact freely and receive direct support from the community
Have you ever tried using Bitcoin exclusively for your daily expenses What challenges and benefits did you experience?
Good community but I am afraid that not genuine bitcoiners can use this kind of experiment to just gain bitcoin. I salute those who were able to give money. I guess they just want to support him since he is after all conducting an experiment. What question is he really trying to answer here: will the community give him money or does the country accept bitcoin enough?