A Unifying Mission
Almost every successful movement or community in history has shared something in common: they all had a unifying mission. Missions are critical in not only aligning objectives, but also unifying a large group of people toward one purpose.
As Bitcoiners, we all share the same mission. We are unified in embracing sound money. We're empowered by decentralization (the network's distributed nature) and we're all called to spread financial sovereignty in Bitcoin's name (promoting self-custody and economic freedom). And yet, even among Bitcoiners, there is so much division and disunity.
Part of the division comes from our lack of clarity and commitment to the mission that is defined in the whitepaper and the core principles. And to make it worse, we are imperfect humans driven by ego and self-interest, and these traits naturally cause division in our communities and discourse.
But many early adopters and thoughtful voices have reflected on how powerful it is when Bitcoiners work together in unity toward common goals. There is something transformative that happens among Bitcoiners when we are unified. Unity is not putting away our differences, because there would be no need to be unified if we were all the same. No, unity is coming together with our differences—whether maximalist or moderate, developer or advocate, HODLer or builder—and striving to make Bitcoin stronger together.
We can accomplish so much more for Bitcoin's adoption and the cause of financial freedom together than we can alone. But, we must strive for unity to make that happen. The network's better when we work together.
Take a moment to consider the people in the Bitcoin community who might be different from you—different strategies, different timelines, different priorities. What steps can you take today to build a greater sense of unity with those around you? Consider a few ways that you can advance Bitcoin's mission through the relationships and communities that you're in.
Almost every successful movement or community in history has shared something in common: they all had a unifying mission. Missions are critical in not only aligning objectives, but also unifying a large group of people toward one purpose.
As Bitcoiners, we all share the same mission. We are unified in embracing sound money. We're empowered by decentralization (the network's distributed nature) and we're all called to spread financial sovereignty in Bitcoin's name (promoting self-custody and economic freedom). And yet, even among Bitcoiners, there is so much division and disunity.
Part of the division comes from our lack of clarity and commitment to the mission that is defined in the whitepaper and the core principles. And to make it worse, we are imperfect humans driven by ego and self-interest, and these traits naturally cause division in our communities and discourse.
But many early adopters and thoughtful voices have reflected on how powerful it is when Bitcoiners work together in unity toward common goals. There is something transformative that happens among Bitcoiners when we are unified. Unity is not putting away our differences, because there would be no need to be unified if we were all the same. No, unity is coming together with our differences—whether maximalist or moderate, developer or advocate, HODLer or builder—and striving to make Bitcoin stronger together.
We can accomplish so much more for Bitcoin's adoption and the cause of financial freedom together than we can alone. But, we must strive for unity to make that happen. The network's better when we work together.
Take a moment to consider the people in the Bitcoin community who might be different from you—different strategies, different timelines, different priorities. What steps can you take today to build a greater sense of unity with those around you? Consider a few ways that you can advance Bitcoin's mission through the relationships and communities that you're in.
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