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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Something I wish newcomers to Bitcoin would understand...
by
Balls
on 28/09/2014, 13:55:05 UTC
However, unlike credit cards and banks, Bitcoin works to your benefit.

Bitcoin frees you from nonsense such as:
  • Having your account closed without any choice
  • Unfair or inappropriate fees
  • Unwanted surveillance and tracking from banks (what you do with your money should be only your private business!)
  • Comparitively fast and cheap global transactions

And Bitcoin helps promote:
  • Healthy, non-inflating currency
  • Step towards government spending control to reduce funding for unconstitutional wars and excessive government waste
  • Step towards stronger middle class and less poverty
  • Power in your hands, not banks or governments


Sadly most people don't care about these things, just like they don't care about everything else: war, taxes, government etc. They just want to get on with their life with minimal fuss, but their unwillingness to buck the trend and cause a fuss is a big part of the problem. We can see the benefits of bitcoin, but will the mainstream fully? I'm not so sure.