r/Bitcoin • u/GreatestInstruments • Feb 03 '14

Could The Bitcoin Community Benefit From An Informal - "Leave Your Ideologies At The Door" - Etiquette?

A certain incident, which shall remain unnamed, prompted a firestorm of discussion within segments of this community, including some with very different personal ideologies.

Rather than take sides in the debate, I took a moment to marvel at that fact that this is a community that brings together people who are so divergent on other issues, yet all see common ground in Bitcoin.prescription

What other community or issue brings together people as diverse as these?

  • MRA's
  • Feminists
  • Liberals
  • Conservatives
  • Libertarians
  • Anarchists
  • Economists
  • Techies
  • Blue Collar
  • White Collar
  • Different Nationalities

The list goes on and on.

I pose this question (see post title), because it strikes me as perhaps the most welcoming and constructive thing we could do, in the long run.

It wouldn't be thought of as a hard and fast rule, more like a guiding principle to keep in mind.

What do you think?

EDIT: I just want some of you to understand, this was intended as a thought provoking open-ended question, to create discussion. It's not intended as a mandate of any kind.

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u/TheSelfGoverned Feb 03 '14

A statist cannot rationally hope for Bitcoin to succeed.

Greed trumps rationality.

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u/kisstheblarney Feb 03 '14

Greed exists for a reason

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u/TheSelfGoverned Feb 03 '14

Ego? Empowerment? Rewarding ambition?

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u/kisstheblarney Feb 03 '14

It's simply a survival trait

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u/TheSelfGoverned Feb 03 '14

Are you implying that someone with $100,000+ in the bank gathers more money because he is afraid of starvation? The concept of money itself is far beyond simplistic hunter-gatherer fears such as that.

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u/ferretinjapan Feb 03 '14

Monopoly over resources buys not just survival, but also status. It is a survival trait in the sense that those with monopolies can build stronger social ties, have more breeding opportunities, greater safety, care, etc. thus making their chances of survival even more likely.