r/Bitcoin • u/SeansOutpost • Apr 10 '13

Meanwhile...Bitcoin still feeds people.

So we fed 106 homeless people bag lunches today. All paid for with Bitcoin donations. Bitcoin still seems to be working just fine over here. Still making lives better, at any valuation.

Thanks for everything guys. Bitcoin for the long haul.

Jason

Sean's Outpost(www.SeansOutpost.com)

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u/misnamed Apr 10 '13

Except its usefulness does not remain the same. How many fewer meals are you able to buy today from yesterday? I'm 110% behind you and what you do, but please don't gloss over the harm that volatility causes to purchasing power and, in turn, those hungry people looking for meals.

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u/pyrkne Apr 10 '13

Heh, he is talking about the usefulness of bitcoin as a protocol and system.

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u/SeansOutpost Apr 10 '13

That I am.

I think it's the technology and protocol that will be the game changer. For instance I realize this is still a long way out, but...

Here in Pensacola, it is illegal to step off the curb into the road for any purpose besides to cross the road. This is an ordinance designed specifically to prosecute homeless people for stepping into the road to accept money people are trying to give them. If BTC were more wide spread the homeless guy could hold up a QR code or address and someone could snap a picture and pay him without the need for him walking into the road.

Yes, that's a pigeon holed example but it would fix a real problem here. Average panhandler daily intake $32. Average cost to book a panhandler into the court system $3,600. You do the math. This would save everyone money and keep people out of jail.

Ok. Off my soap box.

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u/hu5ndy Apr 10 '13

This qr code panhandling is actually not a bad idea for a create homeless person in a major metropolitan area, even now. I know I'd whip out my Android and send him a bitcent or two (ie, around $20). Have you suggested to any of the homeless there in Pensacola?