Never go out of my way to promote bitcoin and crypto, but if I do somehow start talking about it with someone who is curious, I mostly talk about its greatest advantage:

"You can basically become your own bank and have complete control over your funds."

People often forget that we, too are apart of nature. Therefore, anything and everything we do is only natural.

It's only natural to want to improve things and eliminate problems, and we do this both consciously and unconsciously in all areas of life. Such a scientific breakthrough is no surprise..

This is also represented in the current monetary revolution and movement towards decentralisation. We are improving our barbaric and outdated system of exchanging value and maintaining "order" because people will naturally take back this power and control given the opportunity. Blockchain and BTC has given the opportunity.

The future is essentially in the hands of the public , and it is much brighter! I see less sickness and democratised opportunity and equality on the horizon. The only issue with that is overpopulation..

The "superhumans" could very well begin weeding out the "useless."

Life's details are inevitably going to become automated, but I think it will only enhance our quality of life and happiness if we have a nice place to spend all of this extra free time.. A world which wasn't designed around consumerism but living human existences of spending time with friends and family and living out various adventures. VR will probably provide for a lot of this at a great price..

Right now I don't use them. They don't solve big enough problems and aren't worth the investment, right now anyways..

Go to the gym, yoga, deep breathing, play piano, read, go for a walk. Hard to be stressed after doing any of these things.

Also reduce coffee if you're stressed it makes your body produce adrenaline and cortisol which are stress hormones.

Technology always improves quality of life, despite the naysayers and "purists."

I'm a firm believer that our desires represent what we understand to be possible. Why else would nature allow them to come fruition? They would serve no purpose and everything in nature has a purpose. Thoughts are things too, they carry energy and everything that you take for granted on a daily basis once stemmed from a thought.

Virtual worlds are bound to come into existence, it's just a matter of combining and obviously updating all of the latest technology into one working entity-a virtual economy, virtual reality, augmented reality tech, AI, etc. I've read some things about virternity's strategy- https://hubpages.com/technology/Protocol-of-Universal-Virtual-Reality

They are bold and could be a game-changer if they're true to their word. They do have some competition though so we'll see.

Probably the same reason everyone else is here.

 To learn and bounce ideas off of like-minded people with the ultimate aim of using such knowledge/mindset to make money.

Considering the fact that most people already use virtual means of making their fantasies come true, it will definitely be an outlet for such behavior.

For example, sex toys are some of the highest selling products on Amazon. Online porn is obviously huge. Why? People don't like to be seen at sex shops and want these taboo desires' manifestations to remain anonymous.

This is understandable considering our politically correct society where animal urges are looked down upon and must be repressed.

Sounds about right. If you hinder free trade you are aggravating way too many powerful people for that to be sustainable. I think the future ultimately lies in the public controlling everything through globalized and decentralized trade.

The value of cryptocurrencies can increase in value by making them usable. Buying, selling and using cryptocurrencies isn't common knowledge. As of now you really have to know what you're doing to get started with no guarantee/backup if your funds get hacked.

Hence the need for practicality, user-friendliness, more security and of course, tactful marketing. If no one knows about the greatest thing ever, it's still worthless. Many of these things can be provided by an ICO creating distributed exchange networks, marketplaces and well-done escrow systems. Still have yet to be perfected and popular. Only a matter of time.

That's the ideal, but it can only be a reality if everyone has access to its use, and everyone can use it safely and easily. Still not user-friendly..

Take a lot at what everyone is doing, and do the opposite. Usually the best advice when it comes to making (and saving) money.

I like anything that depicts a true story well. The Pianist is one of my favorites.

Immediate future-Widespread internet use and lower prices for smartphones.

Musk's Falcon 9 project would make internet accessible from anywhere. Internet access means you aren't dependent on your country's local economy to make a living.

Yeah that's their long-term goal to attract attention, but you have to look at the problems they're solving or are attempting to solve right now.

In their case it appears to be a distributed exchange network/escrow system.

I've seen the interface of the network. It does look very user-friendly, but I find it lacks image capability to see what the hell you're buying. Maybe they'll somehow integrate VR into this?

Anyways, I do like the idea of being forced to succeed at each step of the way. (Each development is supposed to pay for the financing of the next.)

"Venture capital investor Tim Draper reaffirmed his prediction that the Bitcoin (BTC) price will reach $250,000 by 2022, during a panel discussion at the Web Summit summit conference Nov. 6."

https://cointelegraph.com/news/tim-draper-stands-by-his-bitcoin-price-prediction-of-250k-in-2022

“Yes. We are talking [...] about five percent market share to get to $250,000. That seems like a drop in a bucket and all we need to really do is make it so that Bitcoin can be used to buy Starbucks coffee, and all of a sudden the world just opens up and then they say ‘I’ve got this choice.’ [...] Do I want a currency that I can take from country to country [...] or do I want one that sticks me in one country or one geographic area and I can’t use it anywhere else?”

I think things like global virtual marketplaces and escrow systems coming out soon will drive universal crypto acceptance forward and make cryptocurrency a useful part of everyday life.

Arguments for or against his accuracy?

A ton of blockchain events are held in London. My top picks would be the UK, Germany and Japan.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-removes-crypto-podcast-reportedly-ranked-4-in-investing-from-us-itunes-store

“Last week we released a podcast discussing the ultimate argument for Bitcoin. It exploded & ranked #4 in US investing category before mysteriously being taken down by @Apple. We had no warning. We don’t know why. They took down our podcast, but they can’t take down Bitcoin!”

Fuck this censorship. Where did the freedom go?

What is the significance of such an act?

You invest as you would in anything else-as much as you can afford to lose, and don't put all of your eggs in one basket. Read the whitepapers and roadmaps, make sure there are people with skin in the game that need this to work, and make sure they're solving a problem that needs to be solved on a reasonable timeline.

So much for "freedom of speech."

This is why decentralized social media/news platforms are much needed. People should have a right to express themselves as they so choose.

No one did this because you can't currently pay for anything and everything in cryptocurrency..yet.

The list is growing though: https://99bitcoins.com/who-accepts-bitcoins-payment-companies-stores-take-bitcoins/

Banks can incorporate blockchain to their benefit, I think you mean cryptocurrencies being "pitted" against banks, and they're only competing with them if the most-used cryptocurrencies are decentralized. Long way to go before this is possible. Still too risky with vulnerable exchanges.