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 You have an hour to present bitcoin to a college econ class at Shenandoah University. What do you emphasize or focus on? 
 SATSFLOW 
 Simply drop the dollar, and pickup Bitcoin

Use it the exact same
Income - #Zaps, V4V (make something)
Expenses - #P2P, giftcards
Savings - musig Cold Storage 


Fin 
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GREAT ADVICE. 
 Yall motherfuckers hate debt that will never stop growing? Let me show you the path to freedom 
 Is it ok to have this much federal debt? (10 minutes)
Do yo think the printing will stop? (10 minute)
Why Bitcoin is not effected just like gold and land. (20 minute)
Why Bitcoin is better than gold and land in 2025. (20 minute) 
 #asknostr 
 Freedom it can give you as person. It creates more free time (in the long term) to do what you really love because you have some financial freedom and so you can grow as person and in your craft (what ever that may be) follow your heart 🧡 
 The fairness of Bitcoin and the importance of money in society. 

College kids are suckers for ideas around “fairness” and they will immediately understand the importance of money / economic decisions because everyone understands that… once it’s pointed out especially. 
 Austrian Economies first, then why bitcoin is scarce, then why it can succeed where gold failed.  

Gotta start with the economics IMHO... They'll learn to hate the banks and the government later 🙂 
 Bring up that btc does not offer the capacity to finance projects. 
 inflation is theft. central banking is a crime. Introduce The Ascent of Money for starters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XX2b2MeDe0 
 High focus on #Bitcoin memes 
 Supply issuance and overall fixed supply along with difficulty adjustment. 
 That Bitcoin main chain is UTXOs and block space, kinda like an interstate system with exit ramps. 

Lightning is like the individual driveways going to wallets. 

If you do own an interstate exit, that's a big deal because Howard Johnson hotel is going to built soon. 
 This is pure crypto-anarchist, but a great presentation in regards to the security model. No bullshit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fMVcjQ_-mGo&pp=ygUMRXJpYyB2b3NrdWls 
 Search Libbitcoin system wiki on github for more writing 
 Start with the problem before you describe the solution. 
 Off topic, but I'm saving your meetup club for next time I'm down that way.  
 Excellent.  
 just re read the original whitepaper 
 P2P money to anyone in the world with internet 
 how to make transactions 
 How a measuring device which stays constant/hard money, improves effectivity and coordination. 
 First the problem(s) it solves. Second the timeless fundamentals of delayed gratification. Third personal responsibility. Fourth the social and financial improvements that evolve.
Good luck! 👍 
 How it's advancing human rights around the world. How it's inherently more fair than the current system. And why the current system is corrupt!
University students still care about making the world better and are deeply moved by injustice 😇 
 21 Million only. Fiat .... infinite. 
 Bitcoin is the most important discovery of our lifetime. The separation of money and state.