Thanking Banking

[tabnloz]

A big thank you to the big banks, the Too Big To Fail, the Too Big To Jail, the corrupt, the cronyism, the political shielding, the ineffective regulation, TARP, QE, negative IR"S, the naked shorting, the insider trading, the robosigning, the grifters, the con men, each and every last one of you.

Why?

Because you were the catalyst for bitcoin.

Bitcoin was born because of you and the environment you created allowed it to flourish. Your excesses and failures allowed the technology to get a footing. The population was ripe for the picking without really knowing it.

Marvellous.

[1715491673]

1715491673

[1715491673]

1715491673

[1715491673]

1715491673

[1715491673]

1715491673

[johnathan32]

I understand you are really frustrated by the banks right?

[Bit_Happy]

I understand you are really frustrated by the banks right?

Really frustrated?
He is grateful and happy!  

[franky1]

banks are like sex whn you were a teenager (or single/lonely), very frustrating until you bang one and get it out of your system, then you can get on with your life without thinking about it

getting it out your system is always best, no point arguing about it.

[Cryptopher]

Would rather not have had the banks being massively greedy and corrupt in the first place to be honest. Everyone has been screwed thanks to the irresponsible actions of banks and governments.

Sure Bitcoin was born partially out of the mistrust of banks and the restrictions they impose on our own money - but this alone tells a story about what is wrong with the world.

[Sword Smith]

A big thank you to the big banks, the Too Big To Fail, the Too Big To Jail, the corrupt, the cronyism, the political shielding, the ineffective regulation, TARP, QE, negative IR"S, the naked shorting, the insider trading, the robosigning, the grifters, the con men, each and every last one of you.

Why?

Because you were the catalyst for bitcoin.

Bitcoin was born because of you and the environment you created allowed it to flourish. Your excesses and failures allowed the technology to get a footing. The population was ripe for the picking without really knowing it.

Marvellous.

Gratitude is only appropriate if it was the banks' (CEOs, boards, shareholders) intention to create Bitcoin as a result of their cronyism. In other words: gratitude presupposes intent.

Edit: Human rationality and human morality comes from our consciousness and therefore a deed can only be moral if it is intentional, meaning that it has started in the consciousness. And since the banks did not intend to foster a good Bitcoin environment, we have nothing to thank them for.

[Bit_Happy]

A big thank you to the big banks, the Too Big To Fail, the Too Big To Jail, the corrupt, the cronyism, the political shielding, the ineffective regulation, TARP, QE, negative IR"S, the naked shorting, the insider trading, the robosigning, the grifters, the con men, each and every last one of you.

Why?

Because you were the catalyst for bitcoin.

Bitcoin was born because of you and the environment you created allowed it to flourish. Your excesses and failures allowed the technology to get a footing. The population was ripe for the picking without really knowing it.

Marvellous.

Gratitude is only appropriate if it was the banks' (CEOs, boards, shareholders) intention to create Bitcoin as a result of their cronyism. In other words: gratitude presupposes intent.

Gratitude is a perfect response:
The "evil" system produced an environment where something better could be created, and for that we are grateful. 

[Meuh6879]

politics, government and bank are the enemy.

[Bit_Happy]

politics, government and bank are the enemy.
...

If having an "enemy" helps us improve, then that is reality.
The thread topic is about being grateful for the amazing opportunities we currently have.

[tabnloz]

Thought I'd add a thank you to the mainstream media.

Such a biased, compromised, status quo loving industry that you are, filled with vapid party line toe-ing talking heads, scammers and sensationalists.

I've always despised the way you can destroy the credibility of those that threaten.

It has always been said that 'the pen is mightier than the sword', but in a supreme dose of irony, the clicks are mightier than that.

You're an industry flailing to counter the free flow of information and have resorted (for the most part) to fear mongering, especially in regards to btc.

This gets you the hits on your website and some short term gain but in the long run it keeps bitcoin alive and fosters growth.

rant over./

[Bad Uncle]

I hope bitcoin can help in a true revolution. It's about time people woke up from their sleepwalking.

[Meuh6879]

after 3-4 years, i think ...

[Beliathon]

Gratitude is only appropriate if it was the banks' (CEOs, boards, shareholders) intention to create Bitcoin as a result of their cronyism. In other words: gratitude presupposes intent.

Edit: Human rationality and human morality comes from our consciousness and therefore a deed can only be moral if it is intentional, meaning that it has started in the consciousness. And since the banks did not intend to foster a good Bitcoin environment, we have nothing to thank them for.

This one speaks wisely. The banks deserve nothing but our disgust.

Do you also thank organized religion for all the crusades, jihads, witch-hunts, burning at the stake, and other forms of unimaginably horrific torture throughout the ages for producing ATHEISM today?  No, you don't.

Fuck the gods, fuck the masters, fuck the banks, fuck the politicians and the corporate laywers, fuck the nation-state dominated world that has been governed by violence instead of reason. All of this trash should be swept into the dustbin of history with great enthusiasm.

[FUR11]

It may be one of the reasons bitcoin emerged, yeah. Satoshi even included that one headline in the genesis block, true. But I guess he more viewed the whole thing as some kind of experiment and didn't care that much about the political and economical implications. But of course in the meantime the experiment (bitcoin) attracted a lot of liberal people who, of course, embrace the idea of a deflationary currency not dependent on the success of some bank.

[Moonpig]

I don't think it's just banks but also payment processors and governments who can easily seize or steal funds. All together they essentially contributed to the birth of bitcoin.

[tabnloz]

Gratitude is only appropriate if it was the banks' (CEOs, boards, shareholders) intention to create Bitcoin as a result of their cronyism. In other words: gratitude presupposes intent.

Edit: Human rationality and human morality comes from our consciousness and therefore a deed can only be moral if it is intentional, meaning that it has started in the consciousness. And since the banks did not intend to foster a good Bitcoin environment, we have nothing to thank them for.

This one speaks wisely. The banks deserve nothing but our disgust.

Do you also thank organized religion for all the crusades, jihads, witch-hunts, burning at the stake, and other forms of unimaginably horrific torture throughout the ages for producing ATHEISM today?  No, you don't.

Fuck the gods, fuck the masters, fuck the banks, fuck the politicians and the corporate laywers, fuck the nation-state dominated world that has been governed by violence instead of reason. All of this trash should be swept into the dustbin of history with great enthusiasm.

Think in essence I might be saying the same thing as you in a slightly more passive aggressive way. Of course I am not brushing over the fact that millions lost their livelihood, homes, savings etc. i too have lost at their hands. What I am doing though, is marvelling at the fact that their behaviour has been the catalyst for their downfall.

Atheism would be the wrong analogy, perhaps the birth of the enlightenment period would be more fitting. And of course, the enlightenment was a result of the excesses of religion, the subordination and repression of the masses. It produced an eventual positive effect on society, profoundly changing the power structures in society.

[FUR11]

I don't think it's just banks but also payment processors and governments who can easily seize or steal funds. All together they essentially contributed to the birth of bitcoin.

With bitcoin seizing funds may become more difficult, but a government could continue seizing your assets or effectively force you to reveal your private keys or otherwise put you in jail for example. It's not a question of what's possible or not, the state retains its legislative and executive power!

[Bitcoinpro]

yes of course we all say thankyou though it could become retrospectively irrelevant either reactively forthwith or proactively past tense

[SOAD]

There's only so long things like these can last before people have enough, bitcoin is just a solution to a corrupt system.

yes of course we all say thankyou though it could become retrospectively irrelevant either reactively forthwith or proactively past tense

You talk a lot of nonesense.

[FUR11]

yes of course we all say thankyou though it could become retrospectively irrelevant either reactively forthwith or proactively past tense

Bitcoin won't eliminate banks or regular currencies. Even if it ultimately should do so, expecting that outcome here and now seems to be rather delusional, I'd say. We can be optimistic, but should remain at least somewhat realistic when it comes to the expectations we have for bitcoin!