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If you had somehow found yourself deep in macro/commodity/goldbug/outdated-photos land for a weekend, and could present basically anything to this type of audience, what would you present about?

Hypothetically speaking, if "bitcoin" is your answer, a more sufficient answer would be to suggest which *specific* aspects of bitcoin to appeal to them.

I've done a few conferences like this before and I tend to focus on freedom aspects. I'm like, "who here in the audience knows who Phil Zimmerman is? Basically nobody? Okay cool, let's talk about encryption and rights and the shenanigans he went through." And then I can move that into a global perspective. "Imagine you're in Argentina. What do you do for money? So, I know a new company called Fedi that seeks to help communities build their own private full-reserve banks. Want to hear about it?"

What would you emphasize here that would connect well?

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Ray Ray · 135w
Liquid scarcity. Focus on the juxtaposition of cap of coins vs the velocity of the sats.
Loki · 135w
Well unless I was selling myself or my service I would not give a fuck . Because it doesn’t matter. Just as everyone else , they will come around at the price they deserve
Modus · 135w
nostr:npub1d3f4m9dgvkdjxn26pqzsxn6lpfn78sxwllxyt8mp76q0a9zyyjlswhr4xv is probably a good person to ask
William Foster · 135w
Un-eff-withable savings technology
someone · 135w
Bitcoin is harder than gold. You can mine gold from an astroid or you can produce it using alchemy. You cannot do that with bitcoin. Volatile nature of it allows more rebalancing and we all know it is the only free lunch.
Satoshis_Page · 135w
Maybe this will inspire you! 😉👍 https://satoshispage.com/bitcoin-the-gold-standard
Scale Bar · 135w
1) 1980’s conference logo design - opportunity to veer into lessons and warnings from 1984 2) aliens (duh) - opportunity to veer into lessons from macro in the 1940’s (Roswell was 1947) 3) ‘non-resident’ aliens: freedom technology as a force for good and opportunity in the 3rd world… and b...
Stories for Satoshis · 135w
Rogaine.
Paul · 135w
I think I’d emphasize things that Bitcoin can do that gold/other commodities can’t. I’m sure almost everyone understands that you can send Bitcoin over the internet instead of requiring physical transportation, but how much do the goldbugs know about multisig? Mitigating the risk of having a ...
Nathan · 135w
II’d definitely include nearly instant nearly free cross border payments via lighting with nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle & Strike & include how it’s interoperable with other companies on lightning.
Branden with an E · 135w
For that audience: "Money the democrats hate."
Lyle · 135w
For me at least, the relative portability aspect of bitcoin gives it advantages over gold. On the other hand, gold offers discrete transactions that seem not possible with BTC. Discussing the possibilities of running sterile transactions seems useful. Outside of that, some look at relative volatil...
dreamon · 135w
I'd present the "real, tangible world" aspect of mining it. Like any other commodity, it takes real effort (electric energy in Bitcoin's case) to produce it. Energy consumption is a necessary part, the feature that makes it a real asset some may say. From my experience this audience has a hard tim...
Cast Iron Hands · 135w
Maybe there's something interesting to them in the idea that if the gov't can take your property (or alter access/utility so as to make it worthless to you), then do you really own it? Like digital ID/CBDC, for instance, is basically weaponizing your identity against you for compliance, such that yo...
nostrich · 135w
I would emphasize the oracle problem with digitizing gold/commodities and knowing that, the difficulty in using large heavy physical objects as a medium of exchange in a digital world. Most of them still think you can have a gold or commodity backed digital currency with no inherent issue in regard...
TUCKEDito Taquitos · 135w
Defining perfect money and outlining the evolution of money.
DrD · 135w
Aligned incentives. When doing the right thing is advantageous to both the investor and those they serve, progress reaches another level. Our current systems incentivize corrupt behavior, such that one person’s gain comes at the expense of another.
Knightstr · 135w
The real estate guys: Digital property > physical property because portability, seeks most favorable tax jurisdiction, no property tax, similar store of value characteristics vs depreciating dollar, more liquid, no new supply. Collum, Taibbi: Censorship resistance Gammon, Schiff, DiMartino Booth...
Tim · 135w
what are the reasons they like gold? i would say probably because it allows them to be self-sovereign. but interestingly some might also like it because governments hold it and that makes them feel validated. and maybe the most important, the price goes nowhere so they feel like a contrarian and li...
Narwhal Tacos · 135w
Tough crowd, judging by the speakers, so let me say I respect that you’re trying to focus on Bitcoin. Respect. What you do matters, Lyn. My 2 sats: Don’t try to win anyone over intellectually to Bitcoin. They’re either there, or buttressed against the narrative. I think your instincts are ri...
Andy · 135w
Along with the Argentina thought experiment. Ideas and stories from Gladstein's books. Or Oslo freedom forum. Or probably content from your book about the same. Not about bitcoin, just about shitty money and monetary colonialism. I was well into the bitcoin world before it occurred to me how much of...
Socrates II · 135w
My go to is reiterating what Ross Stevens said in that interview with Michael Saylor. Bitcoin is the only commodity where the supply is unaffected by the demand. And the salability across time and salability across space aspects of bitcoin that vastly surpasses everything else.
Dan Jupiter · 135w
That just looks like the passing of the guard. It’s an investment conference so how about bitcoin backed bonds?
21M · 135w
Majority they are old enough not to conclude they have been wrong. I would start with a historical example that being wrong was in fact a good thing.
DIY investing for Filipinos · 135w
Goodluck with the Dinosaurs
Fabio · 135w
Maybe an aspect not over emphasized about Bitcoin could be the educational one. At anypoint of the speech you could say something like this: "Bitcoin helps you to stay away from the stuff you don't need to buy. Why? Because marketing usually likes to say 'Starting from a thousand dollars...' (or som...
Tuur Demeestr · 135w
I’d probably try to find something in Louisiana’s history or economy that I could connect with te here and now.
Joe Cizin · 134w
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