Damn right, fuck paper money >_< when I look in my desk or computer and have to find a ton of shit just to do anything with a bank and just click a button to log into the Bitcoin client that says it all really.
Seriously. Just yesterday, I had to go off to the bank to send some money to America. I had to:
1. Ask to leave work early.
2. Miss out on rehearsing my students for a stage production.
3. Rush to the bank and pull #.
4. Wait for 30 minutes.
5. Go to the counter, tell the lady I wanted to send MoneyGram.
6. I had to fill out a paper with my address and personal information.
7. She filled out a piece of paper, entered information into a computer - I waited 15 minutes at the counter while she was doing it.
8. She filled out another piece of paper which I had to sign.
9. And another.
10. She said "Ok. You can go sit down now."
11. I waited for 30 minutes.
12. She handed my the confirmation number.
13. Later that evening, I emailed my friend giving her the confirmation number.
14. She has to get a ride to the location.
15. She gets the money.
And, two days prior, I had rushed off to the bank, waited 30 minutes, only to be told "I'm sorry, it's too late for MoneyGram transactions. Maybe next time you can come earlier." I was ~4 minutes past the deadline, from waiting for 30 minutes.
The whole process pissed me off to no end... and made me realize something about myself. You know how they say time is money? I had somewhere I needed to be. I have things I need to do. Don't waste my time. You can take my money, but don't fuck with my time.
With BitCoin... none of that.
