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 What if Bitcoin is humanity's first contact with aliens? They see that we are on the path to destroying our planet and each other, so they provide us with perfect money—a tool that incentivizes decentralization and weakens large governments. This money would eliminate the ability to loot and plunder, promoting global harmony and sustainable energy production.

They ensure that the last Bitcoin will be mined 140 years from now, longer than any human lifespan. During this time, Bitcoin pacifies us, transforming the world into a peaceful and cooperative society, with technology and energy at its core. People will work freely, no longer enslaved by one another.

By the time the last Bitcoin is mined, those clinging to fiat and the fiat mindset will have passed away. Then, the aliens reveal themselves:

"Hello, peace-loving, prosperous monkeys. We are the peace-loving, prosperous gelatinous beings."

Just a random thought that popped into my head.