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Addressing Objections to Bitcoin
"Bitcoin has no value."
Economics
"Bitcoin fails as a store of value."
Economics
"Bitcoin fails as a medium of exchange."
Economics
"Bitcoin fails as a unit of account."
Economics
"Bitcoin is a scam."
Economics
Hard money & monetary premium
Value is subjective and determined at the margins
Proof of War
Backed by nothing
Where we are in the adoption curve
Scarcity and value
Volatility isn't a bad thing
Deflation is a good thing
Divisibility of money
Payment rails versus settlement layers
History of money and mediums of exchange
Bitcoin as a global unit of account
Bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme
Waste of money
Bitcoin as savings
"Bitcoin is for bad guys who do bad things."
Morals & Ethics
"Bitcoin is unfair or even evil."
Morals & Ethics
"Bitcoin attracts too many weird and/or mean people."
Morals & Ethics
"Bitcoin is a waste of energy."
Morals & Ethics
"Bitcoin is worldly."
Morals & Ethics
It's (only) used by criminals and terrorists
Bitcoin stands as a beacon of hope and inclusion
It promotes wealth inequality
The initial distribution is unfair
A cost benefit analysis of fiat versus Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is not a waste of energy
A unified theory of money
A fantastical view of the future of proof-of-work based monetary systems
"Bitcoin is vulnerable to governments."
Government & politics
"Bitcoin can be hijacked by the powerful."
Government & politics
"Bitcoin isn't regulated by governments."
Government & politics
"Bitcoin undermines governmentauthority."
Government & politics
"Bitcoin is an elaborate government psyop."
Government & politics
On the risk of governments banning Bitcoin
Bitcoin cannot be controlled
Government regulations often work contrary to their own stated goals
A world of freedoms versus a world of control
How the fiat system actually works
"Bitcoin is too complicated."
Technology
"Bitcoin is outdated technology."
Technology
"Bitcoin can be easily lost or stolen."
Technology
"Bitcoin can be easily copied."
Technology
"Bitcoin can be easily attacked or shut down."
Technology
A technical primer on Bitcoin
Lots of short, understandable videos on Bitcoin
Why Proof of Work?
The Blockchain Trilemma
There is no second best
Is "X" the next Bitcoin?
Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake
Quantum computers will break Bitcoin
Bitcoin cannot be copied
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