Beautyon
Beautyon
Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min read

The problem with this thinking is that it doesn't take the future into account. Previously, an objection to Bitcoin was that it was, “too difficult to use”. Now with QR Codes and very well designed apps, no one that is serious makes the objection that Bitcoin is too difficult to use. It is very easy to use, and is available in different forms like OpenDime:

that are bearer instruments the value of which you can check with your phone. And using Open Dime as a bearer instrument carries no transaction fees obviously.

Similarly, the objection of the fee being too high is another Straw Man objection. In the recent past, fees were very low, and no one said that they were a deal breaker to Bitcoin adoption, now that they are high, people like you say Bitcoin can’t work because the fees are “too high”. It makes no sense at all, and your example of tipping me $2.10 just shows that you don’t have a proper appreciation for the writing here. You should be tipping me a minimum of $30 as other people do, then this problem goes away.

Furthermore, you are not taking into account Segregated Witness and the Lightning network that are about to launch. When these come on stream, the fees will be in the penny range, across billions of transactions, and your objection goes away in a puff of data. I'm sure you’ll find another objection to Bitcoin though; might I suggest one that doesn't have anything to do with software, because these objections are always the first to fall, unless you are a Core Level software developer making the objection.

Your next line of attack is to aim at Bitcoin’s impact on society. You can learn a lot from The BJHoHJ the British journalist’s Handbook of Hysterical Journalism where you will find the list of objections to anything you can imagine. All you have to do is attach the name of a crime after the word “Bitcoin” and you have a ready made objection that cannot be readily fixed. Lets try it, shall we?

Bitcoin Terrorism
Bitcoin Money Laundering
Bitcoin Extortion
Bitcoin Theft
Bitcoin Mugging
Bitcoin Drug Financing

There. I’ve done all the work for you. You now have years of objections to Bitcoin that you can draw from, without having to even think.

You can tip me $100 for this service, to this QR Code:

We Bitcoiners are always ready to help!

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