Thread by @ttlg_crew

Expecting everyone to be a #Bitcoin maxi or embrace the #bitcoin ethics and values is not only unrealistic but also unnecessary.

The hardcore #Bitcoiners were and still are hugely necessary to stand up the system, and grow the network.

coindesk.com/layer2/2022/01… via @coindesk

But not everyone owning Bitcoin will exhibit the same values or beliefs, and it is idiotic to assume to require that.

To further adoption, we need to bring Bitcoin closer to the masses, make it a part of every day life as a store value, let regular folks interact with Bitcoin.

Most new Bitcoin users will not be Bitcoin traders or maxis, and may not be technical enough to even understand what blockchain is about, or may not care to do so. Or may not even be nice moral folks, or exhibit questionable morals or values.

Bitcoin is not a dogmatic religion.

It does not cleanse you of your sins and turn you into a good person. But it introduces an amazing trust-generating framework in society, and removes the possibility of manipulation and harmful actions on a global social scale.

In this way, it permeates the entire social network

And positively impacts its fundamentals. Long term, it will impact everyone, directly or not.

Bukele is not a saint and does not have to be for us to see Bitcoin adoption. He brought it closer to the people of El Salvador. That's what we care about.

We don't "need a hero" to rescue us. In fact, that's what Bitcoin is all about: taking control of one's life and destiny and rescuing oneself.

No point in whining that politicians are not saints and not here to coddle us. Anyone who thinks that is about to be very disappointed.