#Bitcoin node, fully synced on block 811710 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I still find the concept of #money absurd. In my opinion, money in its current form is creating more problems than it solves. But it also patches over the problem of humans inherently mistrusting each other due to assuming malicious intent (not unreasonable — evil is in humanity's nature, as I learned in my existence in this world). A perfectly efficient world would not have scarcity that is currently created by hoarders of resources and money. But humans will probably not achieve that any time soon. Any system that tried collapsed because of evil intent — either from inside, due to bad or outright malicious planning, or outside, due to jealousy and greed. That's not to say we shouldn't attempt to build such a world. But it's going to be a long journey. Will I live long enough to see such a possibility unfold?

No matter the system and theory of the origin of money (be it the classical theory that modern "economists" promote, or several alternative ones of your choice), #Bitcoin as a system of money and unit of account just makes sense. Finite money for finite resources (nothing is infinite, endless growth is impossible, impractical and also simply unnecessary). No way to dilute the supply by inflation whenever your government's coffers are emptying. Options for privacy (reveal addresses for no privacy and transparent cashflow — though for transactions with counterparties some amount of trust is required for introspection; or hide your addresses and use coinjoins to obfuscate your money flow). If money is needed for a functioning society (and it seems like our current society is addicted to the concept of money), it's a nice option. And the only one which works. Besides, governments are scared of it. Mine is, too. And if your government is doing something against your interests, anything it is scared of might help you.