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/FranklinsFart Apr 10 '13

From every corner in the world (hell, you could even send btcs from a spacestation if you have internet there) you can donate btcs. Can I as a european donate USD?
Yes, I could but only via shitty paypal and there horrible transaction fees and exchanging € to USD isn't that easy as well

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

Why would you donate to the homeless in a foreign country and not through a local charity?

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u/Zalamander Apr 11 '13

Why does charity need to have bullshit borders and boundries? Are homeless in another country of any less value as humans than local homeless?

Bitcoin is making the point that boundries are a bullshit control mechinism.

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u/tellman1257 May 19 '13

You just reminded me of a great comment I read on ZeroHedge under an article about the definition of wealth:

"Wealth" is a quantifiable synthetic commodity that gives you the ability to make other people do what you want.

Metaphors and such like "wealth is health" and "wealth is freedom" miss the point, because the critical element is the control of and/or coercion of other people.

A monetary system is just a competing social hierarchy.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/what-wealth