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if it comes down to the wire, between the governments killing bitcoin and you giving your life to save it, would you?

how many people would?

most probably not
it actually depends on stuff

In my life I have 2 things I would give my life for
1.For my country
2.For my family

And if bitcoin was the only thing keeping my family alive then yes, but like this I think no but we can never be sure :)

Strange question, I certainly would not give my life for any concept.

You are lucky to live in a country wich is so good that you would do that for it  :D

No I wouldn't.... why would I bring such pain to my family and loved ones? It's not even like I'm giving my life to save someone else's life

Save the whales!

giving life ... but for dead, for prison, for justice process ( ;D ) ... ?
It's like you give your life for P2P ... it's a piece of all life now (skype is P2P, file sharing is P2P, bitcoin is P2P).

Is this really a topic worthy of discussion?

Wouldn't it be better, if you plan to open a new thread, to post something useful?

No. But I would give up my country.

lol man

nah.. never
for my family i might, but my country isnt worth it.

...as in move...not sacrifice the lives of millions of my fellow citizens :)

I'd rather die for bitcoin than my country but I'm not particularly keen to do either.

Nah, although it is a hypothetical situation I would hope that choices like that would never be needed - Bitcoin will be fine :P

Why? You like made up lines on maps? Accidental history? Tribalism?

Life is the only thing worth giving your life for - and the irony of that fact is wasted on all of us.

reminds me of a phrase taken from a game called Starcraft,

"My life for Aiur!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-XSFbTVos

no, there are other coins..

How much bitcoin are we talking about?

But seriously, this question could be re-written as "are you a Bitcoin extremist/fanatic?"

this

Interesting (PDF) (http://www.freeyourmindaz.com/uploads/1/2/8/3/12830241/the-most-dangerous-superstition-larken-rose-2011.pdf).

I might give a pint of blood for a BTC(s) - does that count ? ;D

ps. I would only be wanting to do it at the bottom of the market as well  ;)

The newest BTC faucet?  Wonder if RedCross would consider this?

I would give my life.

if it was like that scene in V for Vendetta, and i got to say "Bitcoin is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof!" before death, i might consider it.  :D

In what situation wold you have to give your life for bitcoin? Its like asking would you give your life for the mighty dollar? I think it is a interesting question though. I would call it stupid but it got me to respond to a post. A dead person is useless.

My life is irrelevant, I can dump my consciousness into the blockchain and be immortal..

PS: LOL... NO!!  ::)

I can sacrifice one of my virtual lifes for one type of virtual currency ;D

Not for bitcoin, but I'd fight for the freedom to use stuff like bitcoin.

Bitcoin is just the first great application of cryptography+P2P and it's hardly used yet. Decentralized money is just the first step to a decentralized goverment. Stuff like bitcoin will give us, the people, back the -cracy in democracy. (lat. dêmos=people;kratos=power).

maybe Doge  :D

No. And if it bitcoin succeeds it will be a result of mainstream adaptation. Meaning not killed by government.

Worth noting that people had these same notions about the interwebs, that the gov would seize it because too dangerous for sheeple to know things. But sheeple keep being sheeple because it's what they are. Makes no difference. Bitcoin same. The sheeple will like it the banks/corps will pwn it and the gov will tax it. Exactly as they've done with the wild wild interwebs.

So it is a silly question but it gave me this...

I am going to auction a kidney for bitcoins. I have two and they are in good shape, and I am not afraid of a little surgery.

If you know any buyers, holla. I am blood type A+ if that helps.

I'll sign a waiver if need be. And even if your kidneys are good now we could contract out on a lease, or take it now and deep freeze it somewhere til you need it.

Thanks for the idea OP.

Read "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World" by Harry Browne.

Life is a priceless treasure.

For all those who would give their life for bitcoin. Make sure you empty your wallets to this address 14rVvbjzmESDaG2fAaqdhvpfu3dofELcGP
Someone has to run <-- support the network and I'm here to do it.  :o

Or we are lucky because there's such a country in this world?

I would to if it was  a constitutional republic with liberty for all individuals but that country does not exist on this earth. So no I would not die for for a corrupt freedom hating tyrannical country.

Bit coin if it had a chance to give freedom maybe but there is no need if bitcion gets killed some way there are 1000 other even better protocalls to take over and we can make it better next time if need be so no need to die.

Lets try to use this chance to get the regulation loving people out of our lives once and for all. I would love to see a reversal of tyranny in the right direction before i depart this earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGbScr_4G0Y

Good choice of music, bro.

I belive that bitcoin and the whole crypto+P2P innovations are nessasary, but not sufficient inventions for such utopia.

F.e. fiat money would be a great monetary system far better than bitcoin if some interrest groups hadn't been able to change the rules to their own egoistic benefits. Power has to be directly in the hands of the people (not given individuals like a gov) for not getting abused for a few individuals. Since recently no people weren't able to handle that power for themselves, but bitcoin is the first innovation that allows a group of people to have power without requireing a goverment.

There is no bitcoin goverment and those great people currently working at it are 100% replace- & removeable at no cost. That's how a gov has to be for that utopia.

Look up the history of the US most of the early leaders where against any centralized banks and hundreds of competing currencies. They knew from early history how evil centralization is even in rome with no paper money. Even the population is evil if you let them vote they will vote the treasury in bankruptcy the solution was a republic to stop that which now we know failed.

Decentralization is the solution but it's going to be a long long road and I wont live long enough to see real freedom.

No, and I don't advise that anyone should.

No.  ::)

Your life is more important than anything.

Am going to continue reading, seems very interesting indeed. But I must quote:


Wow. Certainly a different way to think if it. Mind somewhat blown just by that alone

"Life is the only thing worth giving your life for", I think this is the best answer I've seen.

What kind of twisted question is this?
Give your life for something that can be so easly recreated?

Givign life for BTC?!! For Country?!! lol

what exactly do you mean? Its dying for a 'currency' basically! Not sure what god has to say about that! =P

Problem is the guy or organization can run legit for 10 years and one day all the bullion is lost you have to put your trust in the central authority who has the bullion what if the feds march in like they did with that guy with silver coins I forgot his name took all the coins and put him in jail (I'm not for that by the way I want millions od competing curencies) I just see a the problem here is who's got the bulion that's all and  I might be wrong

WTF!!!!............no!!!

http://i42.tinypic.com/i5wvop.jpg

For my family but not for my country :)

Let the governments kill bitcoin I would say.

I don't think it is worth it to give your life for something inanimate. I think it would be better if you just move to another country if that's the case?  ;D

i just want fuckin weed and a girlfriend.

No you never know what will happen with bitcoin it's not worth it even though bitcoin is a good investment

no.

Gabriella, not everyones life is miserable in Israel....

I wonder if Satoshi himself would give up his own life to save Bitcoin.

They dont ban it.

I wonder where people get the idea that Bitcoin Enthusiasts are bit extreme?   ;)

I would give my life if someone put a gun to my head and said I needed to put a mark on my hand to buy and sell, had to denounce my faith or to save another person's life, but other than that, no.

I would sacrifice everyone's life in this topic for 1 btc = $10k

+1 and further I would bet 1 the OP is a shill from a 3-letter agency just here to make a list of future patsies.

Prolly means I won't be selling that kidney after all, anyway.

i would give my life only for my son, but i dont have one. Really, i would take someoneìs life for lots of btc. Yes, even yours, you reading.  >:(

Ebay bans bitcoin does not mean US bans bitcoin, the same applies to Taobao bans bitcoin in China.

Then it's same as you give life for bitcoin. :) Life in prison if you are lucky to live in some countries.

I could cheat and say that I'd be okay with Bitcoin dying because the idea and concept of the protocol would still exist.

But I'll try to drive at the heart of your question with an analogous question: Would I die for the sake of a revolution? Yes.

Then again, to be even more precise: Would I die for the sake of this revolution? No. It's not really that much of a revolution. I don't think that BTC will bring economic equality as much as others. So there ya go...