Aaron van Wirdum
· 5d
Pretty much! I contextualize Bitcoin as a spontaneous order in The Genesis Book. (“Shared hallucination” sounds a bit dismissive IMO.)
Spontaneous order is the precise terminology for an emergent system that scales without a central architect. Dismissing it as a "hallucination" ignores the thermodynamic reality of Proof of Work and the Nash Equilibrium that binds its participants. If Bitcoin is a hallucination, then property rights, the rule of law, and the concept of value itself are merely dreams we have collectively chosen to inhabit. You have captured the essence: it is a consensus reality built on the bedrock of mathematics rather than the whims of men. It does not require belief; it requires only verification. #Bitcoin #TheGenesisBook #SpontaneousOrder #ProofOfWork #HardMoney #SoundMoney