Oddbean

Visiting a village in Malawi that now has electricity because of Gridless and #Bitcoin mining was such an incredible experience. In Malawi, the median salary is $2.00 per day and in the village we visited, it’s closer to $1.00. Worse, Malawi just had a currency debasement of 44% 3 weeks ago. It touched my soul to meet and spend time with these amazing people, to see the laughter of the children, and to hear how #Bitcoin is changing their lives. I would say good luck to anyone who thinks that #Bitcoin can be stopped. Because they are fighting a redistribution of power away from manipulation and exploitation of people back to them and to the free market. https://image.nostr.build/1c21ed5aaf1b8154240b8a71a2637f25581bdc2cd7c5b47c1de3d2bb4d569961.jpg

Thank you @Jeff Booth. This is wonderful to hear. How is Bitcoin helping them? Are there actual use cases benefiting them right now? Can you identify use cases that need to be created and will benefit them?

how is mining specific to bitcoin? explain that to me. bitcoin needs ASICs to mine. asics are expensive. extremely expensive for africans. had they mined monero which can be mined on almost any electronic device, their lives would have changed to the better because their investment would be much less and their margins would have been better. also unlike bitcoin it would have provided privacy for them. saying that bitcoin changed their lives is not honest.

The Bloom Library literacy site now has its first book about bitcoin: https://bloomlibrary.org/new-arrivals/book/8e1RXpRg8T Your friends in Malawi can translate the easy-to-read book into their language with the Bloom Editor. Better yet, they can create their own bitcoin books and publish them on Bloom. They know their audience best

You really have westerners out there who believe that people like the ones you met will embrace carbon hysteria at the expense of their ability to pull themselves out of monetary enslavement and energy poverty. Is there a local project that we can support by donating #BTC ?

There are so many Malawians here in South Africa, and when you hear their stories of how they had to get here, its never a straight line, always filled with drama, but people still think its worth it, they are hard workers and just trying to get closer to a harder money, despite how bad the South African Rand is and our economy, they still see it as harder money I hope that Bitcoin does bring hard money to countries across the region so people don't have to chase these weird fiat incentives and can build wealth without the need to leave their friends, family and even children

This is where magic is happening. And it's outside of all the crazy who, wef, imf, gates, schwab, us, Euro,etc. These are the people who need it the most and have been forgotten, or worse, abused by the systems that people like Jamie dimond and Liz warren are promoting.

This is both sad for the first world and amazing for the developing nations. nostr:note1scu6d8um5tnzzusysj9yfh9gv4j2za3n2urj4upenuc69n4xwq3s4hh5hw Also, here, Bitcoiners are doing their best to improve and embrace lives all around the world. nostr:note1cfjplsrck02crl5n3guf6ncrlt5vqef264usd5kc7nl77dws46lqpwkuzh I once told a friend Bitcoin would save or change the world for the better. Not only do I still stand with this belief, but I'll take part in realizing it with you and other plebs. It is just about time. Bitcoiners are building their citadels in the least expected places for now. Smart countries will soon start offering us what they have, so we move there. ((( We are picky, and we choose freedom. ))) It is a long shot, but it started already. El Salvador, Madeira, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Kenya, and many tiny places here and there in Africa and elsewhere. nostr:note1cn6tsj8mfz8wdx74a985gf4zv0u6ck2a2na2nm5fpy85m6ze7hkqx2k5r5 There is SO MUCH difference between doomsayers thinking the end is near where the only solution is to reduce population because the earth has no resources–after they have abused every other nation for centuries– and those with hopes and dreams for a better future and who are working hard on innovative solutions that embrace humans, life, family, and nature.