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 I get specialisation of labour but not seeing how bitcoin makes it better. If Boeing decided to only accept bitcoin they would get zero government contracts for helicopters and go bankrupt 
 Under the current system way too much goes to the people whose only contribution is moving/managing money.  Under a sound money standard like bitcoin, more people will be incentivized to actually produce goods and services, specialize in a skill and be rewarded for doing so.  Bitcoin as a currency is a long process, but I think there will be a day when the government will not be able to acquire stuff for a money that can be created just by the federal reserve pushing a button.

We'll know when we get there, but my eggs are in the bitcoin basket. 
 I just think it’s kind of funny that a pacifist technology is the hope of the angry young men. Could governments have scripted it better themselves? 
 If the government can just push a button, why raise taxes or take up debt. 
 If you want an answer to that question look up the interview between Tucker Carlson and President Bukele.  Bukele explains it well.