"a.k.a. What will save you, our common BTC"
From the perspective of the attributes of currency, BTC is indeed unable to serve the purpose. But it is undeniable that crypto is trying to accomplish some disruptive things, but disruption has never been an easy task. Sometimes it requires the help of all kinds of forces, whether good or bad. Since the US SEC approved the listing of BTC spot ETFs, BTC has gradually become a plaything of Wall Street capital and politicians, which is far from its original mission of becoming a "decentralized currency".
But from another perspective, the media effect triggered by the breakthrough of BTC price to over $100,000 has successfully brought crypto and decentralization into the mainstream public's vision.
Behind the breakthrough of BTC to $100,000, there are not only the forces of the decentralized community, but also a mixture of many other interest groups, even the Wall Street capital that crypto wants to disrupt. It is difficult to say who borrowed whose power.
From the perspective of crypto, this is a successful Marketing event for "decentralization" completed with the help of capital power. But from the perspective of capital or politicians, it may be another story.
Crypto is still very young. But many of the innovations and ideas it has proposed, such as decentralization, sovereignty, and privacy protection, are issues that society cannot ignore.
Borrowing power for development, or to be more blunt, serving the "evil", should be a very distinctive feature of the crypto industry. And this distinctive feature can be traced back to the ancestor of BTC.
"Justice" or "Evil" may be synonymous
The crypto industry is very interesting, with people who have very idealistic desires to change the world, and also those who simply want to use the industry to deceive and profit. What's more interesting is that these "bad guys" who just want to use the industry to deceive, through a series of bad deeds, have inadvertently promoted the growth and development of the industry.
Even the memecoins that have grown up brutally by taking advantage of human greed and the loopholes in the current social capital system and have a bad reputation, are to some extent an expression of "financial nihilism", or even a kind of "anger" and "rebellion".
There is always a voice in the industry calling for a return to the source. To develop in a orthodox way. But behind the orthodoxy, one cannot ignore the laws of the world's operation. The greed, desire, and dissatisfaction inherent in human nature, these "evil" words, are a natural selection, the driving force for human and social evolution and continuous progress.
It is intertwined with survival.
Sometimes, to defeat evil, you have to become more evil than evil. But what is evil after all? Or which kind of evil is more evil? After seeing the Lolita Island incident of the packaged upright people, the blatant "evil" seems to be more straightforward than the hidden justice.
There is an even more important question, how to understand "evil".
Or, behind the progress of the world, we should consider more about how to accommodate and parallel or balance.
And this is exactly what crypto wants to accomplish:
"to build a reliable distributed system on top of unreliable infrastructure"
In this, perhaps "evil" and "justice" have never been opposites, but a group of synonyms, they depend on each other and succeed each other.
Perhaps crypto can serve as a container, allowing "evil" and "justice" to go hand in hand.
Does logic really exist?
The development of many things is difficult to explain through logic. Especially when things that the public considers absurd become a reality.
But what is absurd or ridiculous? What is logical?
Do things that seem logical really make sense? Are some things that seem absurd really ridiculous? What force is driving the development of absurd things?
For example, some people think it's ridiculous to see tokens as money. But from the perspective of taxation, it's not unreasonable to treat the chain as a country and tokens as money, because it involves why fiat currency can become a universal currency. Some scholars believe that the reason fiat currency can be widely circulated is due to the taxation behavior in the form of fiat currency.
But do things that seem logical really make sense? Or does this logic still fit the current scenario? For example, does a currency have to have the three functions of SoV, UoV and/or MoE? Does the account necessarily need to be denominated in a stable currency? What is the meaning of SoV? Will the future SoV still be in the form of currency?
Or is crypto necessarily decentralized...
Are we overlooking something more important??
I don't know. But I think we can't just focus on TPS, UX, DX, composability, or even decentralization. This is also why I like Cosmos, and why I like Anoma. Cosmos has Sovereignty behind it, and Anoma starts with the reconstruction of the collaboration mechanism - so it proposes "intention", the fulcrum of human-to-human collaboration.
But I also feel that the direct way is hard to really solve the problem, being too focused will make people ignore the "gifts" that "God" sends you, and these gifts are usually wrapped in misunderstood clothes, just like memecoins, we need to feel them without prejudice.
Yes, I'm saying that we need to feel the "evil", there may be the key to unlock the puzzle.
Does some accuracy matter? It matters. But compared to some other things, it doesn't seem that important
Sometimes, these inexplicable things are often called "art", or "intuition" or "impulse", and they are usually in conflict with rationality, and if not handled properly, they may also be interpreted as "stupidity".
But this is a more powerful energy that erupts from within, compared to rationality.
Humans are the product of rationality and logic, and we stand at the top of the food chain because of our thinking, rationality and logic. But don't forget those primitive impulses that support our survival, they have brought about one meaningful moment after another in our lives, they are precious, please cherish them.
To some extent, the spirit of BTC or cryptocurrencies is imbued with a lot of primitive impulses, and it is also highly controversial. But behind the controversy, it also represents many areas where it is affirmed. There may be many scams disguised in idealism, but you have to admit that their original intention and vision are benevolent and upright. For the new forces that want to accomplish disruption in the face of huge obstacles, you have to seize every possible force.
When the main road is impassable, you have to "walk the crooked path".
Does some accuracy matter? It matters. But compared to some other things, it doesn't seem that important.
When the tools and resources are lagging behind and cannot keep up with the development speed of other forces, how to catch up? The only choice is to ignore the rules and not step on the brakes. Ride the wind, grow in mistakes, and keep correcting the path.
Some people see some negatives, but you need to know that this is a force, and what needs to be done is to harness it.
I understand the development of crypto as an unstoppable monster that devours all forces.
But this monster always has an anchor, or a vision.
It's hard to describe what this vision is specifically, but you know this vision will guide crypto, becoming the rudder for crypto's bewildered advance in the muddy/chaotic and foggy times, leading the direction.
Sometimes you don't need to understand the existing rules, just push the right thing.
How to save you, the BTC that carries the hope of the crypto world
BTC has completed its mission when it broke through $100,000. Although it is the enlightenment and belief of the entire crypto world, it now seems to have only scarcity left. Because the decentralized chips have not been well distributed, it is difficult to say whether it will not eventually become a plaything.
And if BTC ultimately becomes just a plaything of capital like stocks, then from the perspective of crypto, it would be meaningless.
Originally, I think there should be a new and fairer token/Non-Fungible Token or any form to commemorate Satoshi, to commemorate BTC.
But I think BTC will always be BTC, and it cannot be replaced by any token. What we should do more is to launch a BTC rescue plan.
Enlightenment should not be forgotten, nor should it be reduced to a plaything. No token can have more symbolic significance than BTC. And symbolic significance has never been something empty, it is important.
What does this have to do with all of us?
We have been trapped in powerless rules for too long. To the extent that we have forgotten that we are also the most solid part of this society.
The general description of the masses is usually "a rabble". It seems that "a rabble" is only a group that is deceived and utilized or can only produce negative effects. But each "rabble" has its own moral yardstick in their heart. Don't let reality and rules swallow the justice benchmark in your heart. Don't let yourself really become a "rabble".
What kind of world do you want this world to become? This question, the will of each individual is very important. Because it is the foundation for forming a powerful force, what we need to do is to maintain this foundation well, so that even if other interest parties leverage it, the ultimate beneficiary is still the common vision formed by our will.
Finally, I wish we can create miracles.
And I wish the world, I wish we have the courage to face our true selves, I wish we can become more and more resilient, I wish all beings can find that moment that lights up their lives in their lives, I wish all beings have autonomy.
