Bitcoin and Why We As a Planet Need to Embrace it... And the gate to the STAR WARS future! Part 1 of 2ish

Ah ladies and gentlemen, what a bunch of interesting times we are truly living in (and I don't mean that in any religious way or point of view at all) from the average Joe's point of view living in the 21st century. Ha, yes ironic considering that is my father's name as well. Perhaps he will read this one day and smile (or not?)

All things processed and unprocessed, getting your thoughts though everything, I want you to focus (or refocus is some cases) on bitcoin. Yes, if there if anything that is talked about more this year, is bitcoin and Bitcoin. I will not spoil the fun of having the original white paper explain it for you in greater detail and if you still don't really get it, look around for a cliff notes version. It's not an easy concept to initially get your mind around; search Keiser Report (seriously, this guy rocks! I have learnt so much more about finance and economics from Max and Stacy, than all my years in uni, which says much about them or little about my school!), Coindesk.com, the /bitcoin subreddit, ZeroBlock.com and zerohedge.com. Or if you are feeling ready to to swim in the seas of bitcoin with everything that comes with it and between. To the craziest theories, to (one) of the first word of mouth about bitcoin news, all the way to just cool/interesting discussions, head to bitcointalk.org. Long story short for

So, after clearing a little bit dust out of the way about bitcoin, where do we stand? Well, a lot has been happening lately and that is probably why average Joe knows about it, and has a general idea about what it is. Going off Bitstamp USD exchange rate, one bitcoin (as of July Seventh 2014 (as far as we know it to be year-wise)) stands at $625 and some change. I'm sure as of reading this, it is no longer at that price point, hence the dive or rise, it breathes. How? Just like a human being. The ups and downs for a pulse when something is young is not as quick or strong as their more developed hearts (assuming they are not poisoned by our current civilizations mess), it will have more peaceful heart beats being in the womb. However once the newborn comes into this world and assuming that they are born in a hospital than a home, they will be surround by chaos, confusion, awe, shock, and whatever else giving up the one world they have been used to (the womb) and come into this one! Just look at it from the newborn's perspective. Crazy, yeah but the point is the pulse. The pulse from that moment gets stronger and healthier! Now apply bitcoin to that concept and think about it. The great mind of Satoshi Nakamoto (human or collective), he gave us the code, the “egg” of bitcoin, or whatever better suiting metaphor you have, which I am all ears to critique and know I will be, however I welcome to it), but . And since 2009, we as a human species collectively have been the care taker in (in maternity) of this bitcoin idea that has just came into fruition. Sure we could probably say just a handful of people initially were the there either just had the birth of bitcoin back in November. Why then?

Okay, so here is the money side of it (okay so I could be a part of the speculative crowd but I have my feet on botch sides of humanity and the next steps that this will take and further move us towards a Star Wars like era, and the keys to new personal/communal goals/dreams/desires/changes/once-in-a-lifetime opportunities come to reality). One bitcoin had reached around $1,200 give or take which exchanges a few percent. Now soon after, it began to show signs of free falling reminiscent of what had occurred back in April of 2013, or back when it was in the dollars and pennies range and had experienced these same massive rises and falls as well. Yeah, I kid you not; talk about one hell of a REAL investment “into the future”. (Ed: On a side note, I do wish that those who have found their fortunes in bitcoin have turned around and helped the world back in some shape or form. Whatever that is true to your spirit or whatever term you feel substituting or disregarding, I hope you are on that track. I believe in the law of karma as I have seen too much to deny it or dismiss at this stage of my life. So to future bitcoiners ;) I appeal that you use what you gain to at least leave this planet in better shape than before you came into this world. I'd like to hold my parents words to account “Chcemy zostawić ci lepsze życie niż my mielislmy.” )

So, some have already had the opportunity of coming into contact with a change of reality and opportunities. Yes, you know the kid or guy who bought several thousands initially for the heck of it or the opposite of it, and stashed it away on say a hard drive and throwing it away or the internet bitcoin wallets, for millions if not billions of fiat currency at that persons disposal. Yeah, crazy but let's jump back into the bigger picture. Every time that 'pulse' dropped BUT didn't hit the ground, it was success for us humans to carry on this new idea called bitcoin. Gives a whole new meaning and light on the phrase; “you can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea”. An idea is infinite and no matter how GOOD or BAD it is, it still remains somewhere in HISTORY. Hmm, guess it makes sense as to why Google is 'testing/experimenting with such innovations creations as removing any info on yourself or a request for almost anything? Way different than today, no doubt. Oh Right to be Forgotten?!? is what we know it around this part of the world (blows sheriff badge and shines it...). We don't know how much can be erased (or what has for that matter, practiced by the Roman Catholics in the early days through crusades, inquisitions and other 'expeditions' of sorts) but what is always certain is the through out history, it is the winner who ends up writing it, NOT the losers. Imagine how much different history might sound like if perhaps Nazi Germany won WWII.

(Ed note: seriously who is HE, I mean hiS-Story? Not sure if a majority of people pronounce this as such, but food for thought and rambling (oh and objections at that! Sure....))

The idea...yeah just like this idea, eh? So, regardless how it works out OR fails, the idea will stay; communism, democracy, (however in the US, remember, it is NO longer a democracy but rather an oligarchy...(wtf is a oligarchy?!? SEE HERE :^)), dictatorships (I'm sure someone will argue that one however debatable it is), plutocracy, and etc,etc. All those ideas, as horrid as they were/are, do have a place in history nonetheless. Of course the good and bad are nothing more than labels we attach based upon our perception of reality...sorry, back to the topic at hand.

The idea of bitcoin has come into existence and since 2009 it has had multiple terminations come slamming past bitcoin, it got bigger and stronger than before. Now over the course of these last few years, it it the coders, the hackers pirates, the programmers, the explorers, merchants and the whole growing community of supporters/believers/idealists and any human behind the idea. You guys gave birth to it and now we as a planet have to take care of it. No central banks or centralized institutions are guiding this and it is floating all on it's own. And you know what, with every push, pull, stab, fall, kick, punch, etc, etc, it gets up and keeps marching. Now if something that is attempted to be stopped, don't you think there is a reason? (Yes, listen/read the original white paper about bitcoin by Sathoshi!) Think things through a awaken mind and you will see we live in a world of backwards and inverse. Yes, ironic it is. Dollar, stock market, bonds, real estate, commodities and anything else tied to the USD are being cheered and rallied up and while everything that challenges the USD global reserve status is a threat or demonized. If everyone stops using the dollar, it no longer maintains it's value against anything else an essentially we enter hyper inflation like Weimar Republic and we would see some form of the house of cards collapsing down. If you are dead sure that bitcoin is a ponzi scheme, then you better KNOW that the USD is the definition of ponzi scheme. Using guns and pointy sticks is no way to let the free markets behave and decide to use something. So in that regards, the market is being held hostage by the USA mafia. (Another rant for another time and place, about mafia and how it never died. Just went under another guise; government.) (Ed note: I will link the mafia=gov't article later in time)

I'd have to say as odd as this sounds, bitcoin is not a ponzi scheme no matter what MSM shows as they put out and objectify and degrade bitcoin and boaster how the current fiat system is “better”, just look at the history of how the Federal Reserve operates in USA. Hence the end the fed moment spreading like wildfire across the planet.

With the slow birth process and rough upbringing passing us by each and every interesting day, are we now in essence ourselves have created a global currency that is without borders, without class or race, without social status, without regulations, laws, or even BAILOUTS, with nothing but open doors and opportunities for the taking (or squandering; but free will baby!). In Africa, lot of countries are denied basic financial services due to the nature of how the finance system is set up. Bitcoin does away with that and everyone can have access, NO MATTER WHAT. In places where the infrastructure is not up to the standards of the financial institutions, bitcoin is thriving as it needs nothing more than a internet connection and some device to connect to it, ie. mobile device, cellphone, laptop, tablet, etc.

Imagine a currency that will become accepted by every human being no matter where you moved around on this planet. One that exchanges are no longer used to exchange currency, but convert out to say gold or silver. A real bricks and mortar yet digital currency that requires nothing more than a secure cellphone or wallet address (paper/card/ or whatever you use) to purchase or sell to another person. And it is all run by the people of this planet, all having a say in the market and not just a few greedy and crazy 'players' today in the (fact and no longer speculated) rigged stock market.

We the people have a say thanks to the universal accounting (and free!) blockchain for the accouting and transparency. Not only does the blockchain open up endless possibilities in future uses of digital highways, to voting, to contracts, etc, etc (maybe even a universal language; see below), but also so much more in unexplored areas such as medical, transportation, and education. With the direction of bitcoin moving and what backs it, I can say a healthy and vibrant world is around the corner. Yes, there will be a mess (officially) going from the non-bitcoin world to the bitcoin world, but every change and transition can be messy, IF ill prepared or none at all. So hoarders or not, I think people saving up today are simply waiting for the right things to come into existence. Once you can go into a store and buy your food or pay your rent/utilities in bitcoin, that is when you should be afraid (from the banker/politician point of view) and run for the hills. The upcoming revaluation of things against real assets will stabilize bitcoin among the top. Like I said, the people have spoken and regardless of what bank, financial institution, organization or government has to say the IDEA of digital p2p currency is here to stay. How it will play out, that will be left to be dealt with you, the user of this world. That is all I can say to thee.

All in all, for where we are today, I think we have done pretty damn good and can pat ourselves on the back disregard all the noise and craziness in the background that is ongoing. We got a long road ahead of us and I hope that I can or have inspired a few more people to start looking more into bitcoin or help out in creating a better bitcoin ecosystem in the new era of human civilization.

I know this rant has gone through a lot of ups and downs, but got to let all that out of the mind and on to paper, regardless how crazy and all over the place it is. In summary, I want you to take away just these few points.

The notion of digital currencies is here to stay

The blockchain will revolution the world as bitcoin and the internet has (and still is!)

Bitcoin in itself will be an idea that will go down in history independent of how it does

A currency (even global level) can be created and be successfully by the people, for the people

Decentralization and open source are the future, as the opposite stifle growth and innovation

BONUS: Star Wars? (Intro and continued in part 2)

So I read listened to the first (one of the first?) Star Wars books and was blown away. Would you not like to live in a world like that? Not from the violence, the usual elements that exist today within this world, but the ones that are hidden in plain sight. Common unity as a species or planet. Can't say we got that here today. We can't even come together as a species to end poverty, hunger and pollution for a start. Should that not be a concern today more than higher markets, power, pleasures, love of property, and etc? Can we not have a planetary government? And no I am not talking about the NWO (conspiracy theory or not) that is rolled around the internet? No I am talking about one that every human being can come together and vote on issues by their equal and loud voices. Using the internet as a foundation of bondage with every human being. Just a little modification and we have a planetary voting system. And I know so far in my young life and venturing outside the USA, not everyone is as bad as you think or are made out to be. I have personally meet so many people with good and open hearts that I cannot say the majority wants to do evil and bad things. I'd be more inclined that today's system PROPOGATES bad and horrible things than good. (At least Western. I see Eastern is changing and for the better I hope). Now tell me if we as a species came all together (putting religion, politics, ethnicity, nationality, status, race, etc on hold) for 100 years, how much better would this planet look like? Like I said, we can probably all agree that hunger is band and needs to end, misallocation of resources, housing and poverty, along with a foundation of common education/standards amongst humans (common sense is still needed in this world). I'll let your imagination now take you away for the next few minutes of the endless possibilities we can attain in 100 years. This IS possible within our lifetimes to see and live through. As stated, would you not like to live in a world like that? I know some will argue that we are and awesome and kudos to that as more of us imagine this, the more it can become this reality. So let's bring it into existence and may the force be with you!

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