"Most users of bitcoin can safely ignore it. The real world, far from
the court, is going to dominate how it gets used. "

Exactly right, and I think that's why creating new innovations that
solve problems for the largest number of people are the best place to
start.

Imagine the benefit for average folks across the world if a
decentralized market like OpenBazaar is widely used. Peter Thiel can
probably get whatever he wants with ease, he doesn't need these tools,
its the billions who are stuck with the corrupt political regimes and
corrupt banking systems who need the tools.

On 5/31/2014 11:58 AM, Thomas Hartman wrote:
> I guess there is planet silicon valley, where things like the
> singularity and digital immortality rule the memescape, and everyone
> has a few billion dollars to throw at their favorite transhumanist
> project and the time to burn on soirres and canapes and burning man.
>
> Then there is the rest of the world, where gas at the pump costs
> money, fresh food takes time to prepare right, and we are all going to
> die someday.
>
> Planet Silicon Valley is a court society, with all the benefits and
> costs that implies.
>
> Most users of bitcoin can safely ignore it. The real world, far from
> the court, is going to dominate how it gest used.
>
> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Tim Patrick <judoman589@???> wrote:
>> While it may be a stain on Peter Thiels life that he has helped out the CIA
>> and such, we must look at more than that. Thiel has done far more good than
>> bad. Also, I think he will see the great opportunity in bitcoin and will
>> probably invest quite a bit in it.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Tim Patrick <judoman589@???> wrote:
>>> Oh my god! I freaking love Peter Thiel! just saying...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 5:02 AM, Josh Walker <josh@???> wrote:
>>>> It's gonna take me a bit to really go thru your two emails, so I just
>>>> wanted to express my appreciation for the sheer amount of effort and thought
>>>> evident in the amount of linking and resources. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> And regardless of where we find ourselves, I will always agree with this:
>>>>
>>>>> be welcome, also to dissent. I think this place is somewhat a campfire
>>>>> and as long noone gets stubborn on prejudices - as long as noone gets
>>>>> too judicial and we try to stick to facts - it can be a very important
>>>>> place to keep in touch and value diversity of views and sources.
>>>> ―J
>>>>
>>>>> On May 31, 2014, at 3:55, Jaromil <jaromil@???> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 31 May 2014, Josh Walker wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm forming somewhat of an idea of the landscape of this place, but
>>>>>> I'm having trouble reconciling the two.
>>>>> be welcome, also to dissent. I think this place is somewhat a campfire
>>>>> and as long noone gets stubborn on prejudices - as long as noone gets
>>>>> too judicial and we try to stick to facts - it can be a very important
>>>>> place to keep in touch and value diversity of views and sources.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind fellow denizens of this unSystem mailing list: What is the
>>>>>> general feeling in here about The Counterforce?
>>>>> FWIW and if you have time and interest to read, I recommend the good
>>>>> prose of this thread
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/threads.html#00018
>>>>>
>>>>> in particular Cramer's post
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/msg00032.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Bard's insightful account
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/msg00024.html
>>>>>
>>>>> John Young's caustic poetical tones
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/msg00079.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Allan Siegel attempt to a "leftist analysis"
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/msg00086.html
>>>>> (somewhat very much European in its concerns)
>>>>>
>>>>> And my fav, Morlock Elloi's reply to Allan. I love his cynicism
>>>>> http://nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-1405/msg00089.html and he
>>>>> gets the point, but again this is more about the dismanteling of
>>>>> European cultural funding and subsequent re-organization of cognitive
>>>>> labour we are going through.
>>>>>
>>>>> ciao
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