I am going to start this post by stating that almost all of us have views that are a result of the experiences we had. Often, these are not conscience choices as much as simply beliefs that we adopted based upon the circumstances we went through. Many of these beliefs were forged due to emotionally charged events that left a lasting impression.
For this reason, especially if one never delved into the beliefs held, we have differing views about the world.
As many of you know, I am an American living in the land of milk and honey. You would think with all the benefits of this country, people would be happy. Instead, we lead the world in Rx drug addiction, have more than our fair share of domestic battery, and engage in all kinds of behavior to "not feel".
Sure there are problems in this country and we suffer under the banksters. However, make no mistake about it, compared to other areas of the world, this is a cakewalk. There are some who suffered, either themselves or their friends/family, under tyrants who make Donald Trump look like a peach. I cannot pretend to know what that is like and how it shapes someone.
That said, in one of my posts yesteday, @cryptoeagle posted a comment that took exception with what I wrote (I know the nerve of some people). In it, he expressed this....
Nothing is free. Free stuff is just an illusion designed to ensnare people into scams and socialist schemes that end up costing them valuable things such as time and freedom.
The very existence of money means there are limited resources. Money is just a way to transmit scarcity information.
All these schemes that promise unlimited resources for nothing are scams.
Be careful Task, you know I like you, so I gotta be frank with you in what I believe.
Maybe you can change my mind :)
So is he right? Do you agree with him?
Certainly this is a valid view, especially under the bankster system. We know the dual headed monster of corporations and government that is owned by the banksters will use every tactic in the book to enslave people. At the center of this is the monetary system.
To start, I take exception to this statement....
The very existence of money means there are limited resources.
There are limited resources because there are limited resources. It has nothing to do with money. Even without money, there would only be so much oil to drill for. We have only so much land. Only the gold in the ground is what exists. Timber and other raw materials are finite.
Going one step further, money itself is unlimited. At the same time, money is basically free. Yes, you read that correctly, money is basically free.
Fiat currency costs nothing especially since it was separated from gold. Fiat is nothing more than additional zeros added in a computer. Other than the cost of a bit of data entry, if it is not automated, it costs nothing.
It is also handed out for next to nothing. After the economic collapse a decade ago, the Fed handed out about $13T at almost no cost. How much of it did you get? If you are like me, none of it.
And this is where the crux lies....money is basically FREE and ABUNDANT to the ones who create it. The Fed decides to hand out money, it is given to the banksters. They, in turn, get it into circulation by having people sign notes i.e. debt. Ergo, they magically created something out of thin air and, presto, turn around and send the money where they get the best rate of return (read can charge the highest rate of interest).
You gotta love the banksters.
Which brings us to the crypto realm. Why do the banksters hate it? Because now there is competition. Money is abundant and free yet they controlled it. Hence, they were able to create the scarcity since the only way it went out is via someone taking on debt. This created limitation of the funds because without the credit/collateral, no money was received. And while they could create more zeroes on the computer, you cannot instantly manifest more assets to use as collateral.
Yet now we see a new economic paradigm being created. Cryptocurrency is magically created out of thin air just like fiat. Ironic that people attack cyptocurrency saying it has no value since it is based upon nothing. What do they think the US Dollar is based upon. "The full faith and credit of the U.S. Government". Am I the only one who does not get all warm and fuzzy at that thought? The bottom line is people do not understand where money comes from.
Cryptocurrency is the Internet coming to money. This is why I can state we are entering the Age of Abundance. Since its inception, the Internet has done two things.
A) It steamrolls the incumbents of any industry it enters
B) It creates abundance
I mentioned this in a few of my other posts. Newspapers and magazine use to be the main purveyors of information along with the nightly news. Since the advent of the Internet, information explodes while crushing many of these entities. We have more information than we can read in 10K lifetimes.
There was a time when it would cost me by the minute to call people outside a local geographic area. AT&T, MCI, and Sprint made billions each year in revenue simply by connecting people via the phone. Today, we see what the Internet did. I can interact with people anywhere in the world for nothing using a multitude of methods. Email, text, IM, social media, Skype, and cloud are just a few of the ways I can do this.
Now the Internet has come to money.
The banksters are the most powerful group on the planet. Their reign the past 100 years have placed havoc on the entire planet. Nevertheless, they have as much power to stop what is going to happen as the newspapers, magazines, record labels, and video rental stores did...none. That is why the idea that the banksters can stop Bitcoin is so preposterous. The only way to stop this is to turn the Internet off.
Where the challenge comes in is people still want to act like the banskters. It always baffles me that we want to become what we hate but I guess that is how powerful envy is.
At this point, few are aware that we are entering the Age of Abundance. Even those involved in cryptocurrencies totally miss that fact. We see it on the STEEM blockchain. Here we have one of the leading blockchains which utilizes a contribution concept yet people still have to behave like they do elsewhere. They are afraid there is not enough.
This cryptocurrency arena is attacked for being nothing but scams. The bankster controlled MSM loves to point that out. Of course, the truth of the situation means little to them. Are there scams, especially in the ICO realm? Absolutely. Many are still stuck in the old paradigm of needing to cheat others. That said, most ICOs are not a scam. In fact, the majority that fail are not scams as much as people in over their heads. Let's be honest, blockchain expertise is still lacking since we are in an industry that is only 9 years old. It is a lot easier to find someone who knows Windows inside and out than a blockchain coder (it does appear IOS programmers might be as rare). There are a lot of challenges bringing a successful ICO to market while also overcoming the issues with developing a blockchain all the while having a business idea that is feasible and faces a good chance of success.
The challenge we all have is we were reared in the world run by banksters. They controlled the minds of people with their continued propaganda. The Protestant work ethic I mentioned in my last post is a prime example. Somewhere along the way we embraced the idea that working oneself to the bone is noble. Of course, we know the elite do not do this.
We are going to see the nature of work changing. It really is that simple. Technological unemployment is a real thing. The reason why some of the giants in the technology field talk about this is because they know what is coming. They are the ones creating it. Automation is coming hot and heavy, at a pace unseen in human history. This is going to put a lot of people in a position where their means of sustenance is eliminated. I wonder when white collar people start losing their jobs in droves if the label "lazy" is placed upon them.
Unlike the bankster controlled currency, which is really debt, cryptocurrency is freedom. It is a breaking away from the control mechanism to enable people to live a much different life. We are at the early stages with many still operating from the scarcity mindset. Yet the entire world is changing. Not only is information, communications, music, and video plentiful to the point where we are overwhelmed but we are seeing moves in other areas that denote abundance. Renewable energy is making great strides. Many of the things we use are becoming digitized reducing the need for physical objects. Ideas and innovation is starting to kick into overdrive since people have a venue to start to express themselves through their creations (and nobody needing to approve of it).
What this all means is that some see what is coming. The new paradigm is rather obvious to many who follow what is going on. Technology is advancing meaning that while there will be disruption, it will also create a host of benefits for humanity. The existing power structures are under attack whether they realize it or not. Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, STEEM and a host of other cryptocurrencies are only going to get stronger. With each passing day, there is more development on each blockchain. This does not bode well for those institutions that are standing in the way of what is taking place.
In spite of all the abuse we all suffered at the hands of the banksters (and their cronies), the majority of the people do care. One of the reasons I believe humanity is about to be uplifted is that, once the whipped dog syndrome wears off, people will have a way to assist others. The challenge right now is the bankster system does not allow for those in need to receive help. Since the system is centralized, it is open to theft somewhere along the way.
Today, we are seeing the advent of direct assistance. Anyone with a cell phone that connects to the Internet is now part of the economic system. Via an app (or a web based wallet), they are now involved in banking. Thus, instead of funds being absconded, assistance can go directly to those people in need.
Those involved in crypto have a wonderful opportunity before them. The fact that we can help to change the lives of millions of people is upon us. I believe 2018 is a year to acquire tokens via as many means as possible. There is no way of telling which tokens will succeed versus those that will not. For that reason, I feel it best to do all one can to get tokens. This includes buying with fiat if one has it, bounty programs, airdrops, posting on here, and, yes, basic income programs using crypto. Many of the tokens will be garbage. However, the ones that are not, if one amasses enough different ones (along with a good amount of STEEM in my opinion) will find they are quickly at an economic level where they are living proof of abundance.
And because of that, we can also simultaneously help attack this poverty problem the banksters created.
The new paradigm is two fold....
A) We help ourselves by helping others
B) The only reason we help ourselves is to help others.
This is a radical shift from the bankster instilled belief system yet I see it occurring many times a day when certain people hit the upvote button on Steemit.com.
They are doing what they can to lift the ones around them up. It is an attitude that I see spreading.
And by the way, I give this information to all of you with no strings attached..,,,,
I only hope you find it informative, which is you did, an upvote and resteem is great appreciated.
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