Your post inspired me to write a spiritual response to the dichotomy we are experiencing. Hope you enjoy it! Continue reading...

I am someone that resonates with the notion that whatever war we fight outwards, is a war we have to deal with within. I know too many people that are screaming, "f*** the government!" "taxation is theft!" "screw centralized organizations!" yet contradict themselves in their daily life.

For example, I heard a story about someone whose bitcoin wallet got hacked. The next thing he says is, "this is an outrage! Somebody should do something about this!"

Who is that "somebody?" You mean a somebody akin to a centralized organization such as a bank that is able to help you in case of hackers, theives and lost passwords? You mean the same type of institutions that you just said eff off to?

All of us have Stockholm Syndrome to an extent. Whatever negative experiences we are going through are serving us whether we are conscious or unconscious about it. Likewise, we have a battle between centralized organizations and decentralization. The latter side seems to make it as if decentralization is a trivial solution to all our problems but it's the power of centralized organizations that reminds us of why they are here in the first place. We wouldn't have governments if we didn't believe we needed to be governed. We wouldn't need banks if we didn't believe we are capable of totally handling our own money.

If people can embrace the other side by understanding its positive purpose, then there would be no reason for either side to escalate its force to defeat the other. We can simply be aware of both sides and make a choice as to which direction we want to move in.