Humans are by nature decision makers; our freedom lies in our ability to choose. Bitcoin’s true social value is making people aware of the choices they can exercise.
Using government-issued currency is a lot like breathing air. But what if you could choose not to breathe?
Christopher Camp, Operations Specialist at Blockchain, “The World’s Most Popular Bitcoin Wallet”, asked precisely this question on Thursday evening at the Stanford Bitcoin Club’s event, “Bitcoin as a Freedom Enhancing Technology.” He depicted values, not block chains and strings of 1s and 0s, as the essence of the cryptocurrency.
http://stanfordreview.org/article/one-coin-to-rule-them-all/