It's our fault for all these crazy price predictions and talk about 4 year cycle etc. etc.

Have you ever gotten around to reading Dune? I remember you were commenting on the movie when it came out.

Machiavellian bullshit

The sacrifices that a mother gladly makes are incredible. I'm tearing up thinking about it.

I thought Bitcoin was the current thing.

Is a family with Husband, Wife and three kids not a collective?

This thought is just more False Choice Fallacy Propaganda. I choose not to choose one of two polar extremes because I'm thoughtful. Economic individualism is bullshit that seems to only be pushed by those who are capable of defending themselves with violence.

Have you ever considered an Affinity Group?A large family, small community or a neighborhood are examples of an Affinity Group. All members of an Affinity Group know at least the reputation of all others in the group. This is natural to humanity.

I don't get it? Is this just a Live Linux OS in a fancy looking USB drive that looks like a rock?

The corporatist ruling class will always co-opt whatever popular contemporary sentiment. That's why you had Target selling Che Guevara t-shirts.

Defeating their ability to react and nullify is the real challenge.

How I'm thinking is just use the technology already in use with bank notes an their anti counterfeiting measures.

Pro: We all can effortlessly audit the amount of BTC held in an address. (Thought we can't know the paper supply in circulation).

Con: State sanctioned notes use state violence and threat of prison to deter counterfeiting.

... or they could charge a very small fee at the time of issuance or redeeming.

The note issuer holds nearly equivalent value in a BTC address. I say nearly because they need to take a very very small percentage for the service.