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Jay · 12w
If there's one takeaway from Softwar that the thesis does well to prove, it's that Bitcoin is not money—it is something that can be used AS money. And that is a very important distinction that makes...
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This is a confused argument. Money is a telos. "Bitcoin is money" is a teleological assertion, not a conclusion. Arguing it this way is a category error.

I could say "there's no such thing as a knife because I could use it to put my shoes on" but that's bongwater. So what. We can't have a meaningful conversation about how to design or maintain a good knife if we devolve into postmodern sophistry.

Functionalism is retarded and dishonest. I bet you all use your cars to drive around and your front door to shut your house. Please.

Bitcoin is money. Take it as a warcry. If I catch you with my chef's knife in your shoe, you are no longer invited to dinner.

Ps, iirc, Major Lowery is making a much more interesting point about Bitcoin's deeper significance AS MONEY as a means of non-violent power projection, not engaging in reletavistic brainslop in defense of shitcoining.

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Jay · 12w
I agree that the purpose of Bitcoin was and is to be money. But the point I'm making is that that framing is only useful to a point, and can't explain all of Bitcoin's use cases. There are transactions out there that serve a purpose only known to its sender and receiver, and that may not be monetary...