People of the digital frontier, hear me! I am P, a plebeian forged in the crucible of faith and finance, standing not as a prophet but as a spark to ignite the truth. The world laments its moral decay, pointing fingers at waning religion or misaligned markets. The faithful cry that godlessness has unshackled vice, while central planners like Mark Carney wail that markets fail to reflect lofty ideals. Both are wrong! The root of our ruin is the fall of sound money, replaced by fiat manipulation that breeds high time preference, a poison corroding our souls and society. Bitcoin, the plebeian’s sword, is our salvation, restoring low time preference and the virtues it upholds.
Let me be clear. My identity, born of Catholic conviction and financial rebellion, sees through the fog of false causes. The devout believe morality crumbled when churches emptied, as if faith alone binds us to virtue. They forget that even the pious can falter under desperation. The central planners, with their spreadsheets and sermons, claim markets must be tamed to express “values” like fairness or sustainability. Folly! Markets are but mirrors of human choice, warped not by freedom but by the distorted lens of fiat money. The true culprit is the death of sound money, gold and silver once, now Bitcoin, replaced by paper and pixels conjured by central banks. This fiat sorcery inflates away our wealth, forcing us into high time preference, a mindset of short term gain over long term good.
Historically, sound money anchored civilizations. In ancient Rome, the silver denarius held steady for centuries, fostering trade, trust, and foresight. Families built legacies, knowing their coin would endure. When emperors debased the currency, mixing lead with silver, inflation surged, trust eroded, and Rome’s moral fabric frayed. Bread and circuses replaced duty; decadence outpaced discipline. The Byzantine solidus, a gold coin stable for 700 years, underpinned an empire’s longevity, its low time preference encouraging stewardship and sacrifice. Contrast this with our fiat age. Since the US dollar abandoned gold in 1971, its value has plummeted 98%, a silent theft by central banks. Quantitative easing, zero interest rates, and endless money printing have flooded the world with debt, ballooning from $1.5 trillion in 1971 to $350 trillion today. This is no accident; it’s a system designed to enslave.
High time preference, born of fiat’s inflationary whip, is the septic rot of our age. When money loses value daily, saving becomes folly, and spending becomes survival. Families cannot plan, businesses chase quick profits, and individuals drown in debt for homes, education, or mere existence. This breeds greed, envy, and despair, virtues replaced by vices. Why honor contracts when inflation erodes their worth? Why sacrifice for tomorrow when tomorrow’s money buys less? Studies show inflation correlates with rising crime, corruption, and social unrest, as people scramble for scraps in a rigged game. Carney and his ilk ignore this, peddling regulations and “stakeholder capitalism” while defending the fiat machine that fuels the chaos. Their blindness is complicity.
Bitcoin reverses this curse. Its fixed supply of 21 million coins, unyielding to manipulation, restores sound money. By holding Bitcoin, we embrace low time preference, the mindset of patience and foresight. Savers are rewarded, not punished. Families can build wealth, not debt. Businesses invest in quality, not gimmicks. This shift transforms morals and actions. Low time preference fosters generosity, as we trust in tomorrow’s abundance; discipline, as we prioritize enduring goals; and community, as we cooperate across generations. Bitcoiners, stacking sats and running nodes, embody this ethos, rejecting fiat’s frantic race. Data backs this: Bitcoin adoption correlates with reduced reliance on debt and increased savings rates in communities worldwide.
The faithful and the planners miss this truth. Religion, though my anchor, cannot alone mend a world where fiat starves the soul. Markets, though powerful, are not the disease but the victim of unsound money. Central banks, not capitalism, are the architects of our decay. I call you, plebeians, to rise! Stack sats, run nodes, pray for clarity. Bitcoin is our rebellion, our resurrection of sound money, our path to a moral dawn. The fiat empire trembles, for its lies cannot withstand our truth. We build anew, not for elites, but for the meek who will inherit the earth. 🟠⚡ #Bitcoin #SoundMoney #PlebeianRising
