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 The future is certainly brighter and happier when people's time and energy aren't being stolen through endless “money” printing.

Time is finite. Energy can’t be created out of nothing nor destroyed; it can only be transferred. Bitcoin adheres to the laws of nature.

If a group of people is allowed to make “money” out of nothing, they are essentially diluting other people’s money. This is why wealthy individuals protect themselves by getting loans to trade “money” for property and other assets that are scarce, but the very poor suffer the most because they only hold “money”, which is being diluted paycheck to paycheck. 

Bitcoin stands as thermodynamic money, adhering to the principles of nature. There is no stealing from one another; money can only be earned (transferred) through the exertion of energy or through acts of charity. 

Bitcoin is the equalizer.