People who got into Bitcoin early tend to be people who support the ideological side of Bitcoin, and now many of them are rich. Of course the money is nice, but it was never just about the money for them. It's about building a better world - finding ways to create peaceful solutions, breaking down violent monopolies, and putting these key questions in the face of sworn patriots and government supporters: Do you want war - so much that you would pay for it out of your own pocket? Do you hate drug addicts so much that you would pay for their imprisonment? And, couldn't you find a more efficient form of charity than having the government spend 80% of your money on bureaucrats?

Bitcoin, and the technologies which it has given birth to, and the technologies that it has yet to give birth to, offer us a chance to cooperate in ways that weren't possible before, such as Sean's Outpost, an organisation providing food to hundreds of thousands of homeless people in Florida.

What more will we be able to achieve when as our money becomes more and more frictionless, with less barriers dividing us? What fascinating projects will the new rich invent and invest in to improve the lives of all of us? Time will tell.

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like The Paradise Paradox on Facebook here, and subscribe to The Paradise Paradox on YouTube, and on iTunesMy name is Kurt Robinson. I grew up in Australia, but now I live in Guadalajara, Jalisco. I write interesting things about voluntaryism, futurism, science fiction, travelling Latin America, and psychedelics. Remember to press follow so you can stay up to date with all the cool shit I post, and follow our podcast where we talk about crazy ideas for open-minded people, here: @paradise-paradox,