Tuur Demeester - Bitcoin: Europeans' Mithril (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote)

In his talk, Demeester will explore the growing danger of collectivism and discuss what bitcoin can mean for individual liberty in Europe. He'll touch on the economic, political, and psychological factors at play, and make suggestions on practical strategies available for European families today."
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[@myceliumtechno]

So much wisdom in the bitcoin community. A true beacon of hope.

[@tuurdemeester]

🙏

[@RandomWalkDownRabbitHole]

Wow. Great talk, it really picked me up. Thanks!

[@tuurdemeester]

Thanks RWDRH!

[@chewieone1064]

great LOTR related speech too

[@gusgalvanini]

Tuur is great!

[@altcoinwizz]

Always a pleasure listening to Tuur speaking.

[@TheAdamAdy]

Great analogies

[@jorgbachle525]

Great presenatation! I fully agree Bitcoin is a mindset, an ideology that can lead us out of the fog of war like the Light of Valinor.

[@tuurdemeester]

Thank you Jorg!

[@PrimordialEconomics]

Tuur, you asked me on Twitter if there was a rebuttal to Lopp's softwar critique. I told you I would write one and post it in the thread, you replied "Great!". I posted the rebuttal and you never responded to it. Why are some of the smartest people in the Bitcoin community so afraid to engage with the thesis? Jack Mallers presented a talk covering some parts of Lowery's work and specifically section 5.10 and it was probably the best presentation at this event. It's time to muster courage and engage with the thesis in an intellectually honest way.

[@arbo3495]

Can you write a summary of the argument?

[@tuurdemeester]

I encourage you to expand your piece and publish it somewhere. I had a look the day you wrote it and it felt a bit short compared to what I remember Jameson writing. I'm not hostile to Lowery in particular, but after +10years in this space I've learned to take my time before investing a lot of time in controversial projects. As a result I'm less on top of things as they happen, but in exchange I get to spend more time on things that I love with people I already respect.

[@maartenarnou]

Now that is a great speech! Tolkien would be proud of you. 👍 And how lucky I am to see 2 of my favourite subjects combined: Bitcoin and Tolkien! What a treat 😊

[@tuurdemeester]

Aw, thanks Maarten!

[@maartenarnou]

@@tuurdemeester geen dank. Altijd een plezier om naar je te luisteren.

[@ToBTCoT]

Great speech!

[@BTC_Patriot]

🔥🔥🔥

[@ChristianPecksteiner]

Pls stop playing down an invasion by calling it "conflict"...

[@tg-gx8jc]

lord of the rings wtf

[@anahata8870]

Philosophical glorification and dreaming, is what i do think.why not bitcoin is for everyone

[@tuurdemeester]

Indeed, it is for everyone. I was trying to go into the reasons why people feel like bitcoin somehow is not for them.